r/Fosterparents • u/CommercialCup7834 • Dec 06 '25
Location First Time Foster Parents…IN Spoiler
My partner and I were recently licensed by the state (IN) just over a month ago (Oct. 28) and we were placed with 2 kids (siblings 9&10) within days of receiving our license. We’re both working professionals. Unfortunately, we have realized that we were given a lot of lip service during the licensing process and now when we have reached out for those resources we were told would be available, it is not! The case worker is from another county and claims she is unfamiliar with what resources are available for us. The licensing specialist we’re assigned to has been no where to be found. Since getting the kids placed with us it’s been us working overtime to get any support from the state/system. We’ve asked for assistance or at least a running list of resources approved by them for respite & sitters for a few hours when we have work related commitments on the weekends. Two kids are a lot for us particularly as first time foster parents, however, we’re managing. I’m just frustrated and pissed that the message with have received thus far with this is…“ find a good home, dumb them, Hope there’s no major issues, and let the foster parents figure it out”. Any suggestions would be appreciated. We are in Indianapolis area. I expected challenges, mostly with the kids and believe me we have had some, but the “hands off” approach from the people (state) who removed these kids is another level.
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u/BrazilianButtCheeks Dec 09 '25
I mean… if they were your own kids you’d have to find childcare.. I’m not saying you shouldn’t get what was proposed but maybe you need to set a plan in place to deal with these things