Top five misconceptions about foster care:

FALSE! Children are placed in foster care for many reasons, almost all having to do with the parents’ behavior. Foster families need to be financially stable, but being wealthy is NOT a requirement. Foster kids placed in a loving home, with committed parents can grow up to be emotionally healthy adults. Foster parents can be ANY age, as long as they are stable and in a position to properly care for a child. Foster kids can overcome their traumas and thrive in a supportive home.

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