How Can We Encourage More Families to Sign Up?
As stated previously, a disproportionate amount of single mothers are
fostering children. Perhaps even more would do so if they were given
child assistance. The city could provide a set amount of hours of
babysitting services to foster parents which would especially aid these
foster parents who do not have a partner to help them. This subgroup
might perceive foster care as more manageable.
One more note A staggering statistic we found was a
correlation of .75 between a previously in foster care youth having a
child and homelessness. Perhaps providing free/reduced birth control to
the foster care population could prevent future homelessness,poverty,
and a recurring cycle of foster care.