Become a Foster Parent!
Why be a foster parent? Because you can! Oklahoma has an overwhelming number of children in DHS custody who need a place to call home, even if only temporarily. Please consider becoming a foster parent and creating a stable, loving home for a child in need. Sunbeam provides all necessary training and certification to become an Emergency or Bridge Home Care foster parent.
Sunbeam's foster families receive unmatched assistance, pre-service training, on-going education and 24/7 support through:
- Assistance with diapers, formula and other items
- Daily reimbursement to offset additional expenses
- In-home support provided by foster care case managers
- Advocacy for the child at all meetings and court dates
Requirements to Become a Foster Parent:
- Single or married
- 21 years of age or older
- Must live within 40 miles of Oklahoma City
- Must complete 37-42 hours of pre-service training- includes first aid and CPR
- Must provide references and submit to fingerprint and background checks
- Able to manage their income to meet their own financial needs
- Sufficient and appropriate beds or bedrooms for an additional child or children
- In suitably good physical and mental health to provide for a child placed in the home
- Ability to understand, love, care for and accept a child to whom they did not give birth
- No prior conviction or charge of any sexual offense or criminal history
- No history of alleged or confirmed child abuse or neglect or sexual abuse
Don't let financial considerations stop you from being a foster parent. Sunbeam provides financial help to families to offset the additional expense of a foster child. For more information about becoming a foster parent, please call (405) 528-7724 x 153 or abarker@sunbeamfamilyservices.org.
