How do I foster a child who needs sugery?

Question

I have heard of it but was looking for more information. I was wanting to be a foster parent for a foreign child who needs surgery.

Answer 1

I know you can donate money to missionaries that go out & do surgeries for free.  Such as the Mercy Ship travels all over the world to perform surgeries on people that would never even have that chance otherwise.  I know we knew a family that did that.

Unfortunately, you're request sounds a lot like what McCain's wife did.  She brought back an indian girl & then never returned her back to India after she had her surgery.

Answer 2

To be honest, a better way of helping would be to visit that family and give them a donation towards the operation. I know it seems like a good thing, but there really is no  need to split a family up. If you can afford to care for a child I would highly recommend doing something that will be more of a benifit to the child. The child will be taken away from its family and THEN have to go through an operation in a strange country and a strange environment. But that's just my opinion.

You can also sponser a child through various agencies. They will still live with their family or whoever is looking after them and they will be provided with schooling and medical attention. It is not huge, but it is more meaningful and more benificial for the long term. There is no use removing the children who could potentially educate the rest of them. The more children we get into schools, the more educated they will become about s*x education and general life skills that can be passed on down generations and improve their lives.

Answer 3

Actually, my mom has a friend who does this.  They basically find a family who will 'foster' a child who needs surgery or medical attention.  It's a program that helps out children in other countries who's parents can't afford to get them life saving treatments and/or surgery.

It's NOT an adoption program and the child goes back to their biological family once they've received treatment and recovered.  I think it's a fabulous program.  I'll edit this with info for you as soon as i make a few calls and find out what the program is called.

ETA

It's a program called Healing The Children.

http://www.healingthechildren.org/

You should be able to find everything you need to know on their website!

Answer 4

I don't think you can foster a child that isnt in your country, you can adopt but that's usually a long process.  The foster care agency would pay for the surgery if the child was already in the foster care system.  We need more details to give you more detailed advice.  Sorry, hope this helps a little.  

Answer 5

I don't really know what you mean?  Is this like sponsoring a family with a sick child?  More info, please.

ETA:  I don't know how you would do that, but would you be willing to host the child's family as well?  I couldn't imagine letting my child go across the world to have surgery without me being by thier side.