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Cunningham Cares about
foster parents,
so you can care for a foster child.
Call Cunningham
if you are interested in foster parenting. They
will help prepare you, assist you, and help
solve problems that arise. They're friendly
and always there for you – and they always
put kids' needs first."
– Danny & Jill Neubig, Foster Parents
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Have you ever thought about being
a foster parent?
Are you looking for a place where
you can get support, information, and advice about being
a foster parent?
Cunningham's foster parents are central to our team
of professionals, working together to meet the needs
of hurting and troubled foster children and youth placed
in a foster home.
Foster parents must be:
- Caring, concerned, and committed to children and
youth.
- At least 21 years of age.
- Available 24 hours a day to meet the needs of the
child placed in their home.
- Able to meet State of Illinois Foster Home licensing
standards.
- Able to participate in training.
To become a Cunningham Children's Home foster parent, you must also live within 30 miles of Urbana, Illinois. Not from our area? You can learn more about other Illinois agencies at foster kids are our kids.org
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Foster Parents:
- Provide youth with a positive, accepting environment
in which she/he may experience planful change.
- Are an integral part of aTreatment Team which includes
the youth, biological parents, foster parents and
Cunningham staff.
- Help develop and implement the behavioral treatment
plan for the child(ren) placed within their home.
- Act as liaison to the child's school and
other community resources.
- Serve as mentor and role model to biological parents.
Support for foster parents
Cunningham provides our dedicated
foster parents with significant training and support
– including 27 hours of pre-service training,
15 hours of treatment foster parent training, and 6
hours of educational advocacy.
To offset the cost of supporting a foster child, foster
parents are provided with a total of $40.55 per day
for room and board, clothing, and the child's
allowance. All of the child's medical and dental
expenses are also paid.
Foster program staff are available on call 24-hours
a day, every day. Plus, foster parents are supported
and encouraged through monthly support and training
dinners where childcare is provided. We truly see foster
parents as an extension of the Cunningham team and family.
For more information about Foster Parenting at Cunningham
Children's Home, contact Robin Mathis at (217) 367-3728
or click here to send
her an email. Or, download our printable foster
parent brochure. |
