Fostering kids question???

Question

Me and my family would like to foster kids but we are kinda struggling financially. I heard if you foster the kids they will give them money thats necesairy to care for them. But then I also heard that the amount of money they give you is hardly any. So i'm a bit worried we might not be able to afford having another kid in the house or are the amount of money good enough. I live in Michigan by the way.

Answer 1

Michigan was $430/month when we went to classes 2 years ago. You have to prove that you can be self supportive without the help of the childs foster money as part of the screening process. I have to tell you this but Michigan is a DRAG! Do your research on agencies very carefully! We quit trying after over a year of classes, paperwork, medical and police clearences, home study visits ect. and we had clean records and no problems with the home. Its a mess here in the Detroit area anyway.

Answer 2

It's not that much money, by no means will it be enough.

If you're struggling financially, this really isn't a thing you ought to do.

Answer 3

your family will get WIC food coupons. so you can get the basic food for free. like milk, eggs, cheese. that kind of stuff. and if you have a baby, you get formula for free. the amount of money you get depends on how misbehaved or how difficult it is to take care of the kids.  and you also get medicaid insurance. so they get doctor, dentist, and all other medical stuff for free. i hope i was some help!

Answer 4

Social services in most states (at least the ones with brains) REQUIRE you to PROVE your financial ability to care for the child WITHOUT any assistance from the state.  Personally, I would love to see cash compensation permanently done away with for foster care -- there are just too many dirtballs out there in it only for the money.  Please, if your interest in fostering is even remotely tied to compensation, don't do it.  The children in the system deserve families who aren't in it for the money!

Answer 5

Yes, you do get money for fostering kids.  But it ranges anywhere from $300-$600 a month.  It is not that much.

I was a foster kid and sometimes my foster parents never had any money.  They were always "waiting for the check."  That meant no birthday presents, no christmas presents, no new clothes, nothing.  The money you get to take care of kids is not enough.  

If you are planning on being a good foster family, then that mean raising the child like he/she is part of the family.  And that will cost money.  The same things that the other kids get, the foster child should get.

Please, if you are stuggling financially, don't think about fostering a child.  Imagine if you were a foster kid in a home with other kids and they all had birthday parties and presents, but you did not because "you were the foster kid and there was not enough money from the check."

Answer 6

I'm a foster parent in Oregon, and even in months where there are no 'extras' like birthday/holiday presents, emergencies, etc, it still costs approximately 20% more to care for the foster child than what the reimbursement check brings in.

   The amount that they give you is definately not enough; you have to accept that it's going to come out of your own pocket (and savings) and do it from your heart.