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Penny For...Not Much

2/26/2015

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Welcome back to Taylor Talks!
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The other day, I happened to be talking about foster care with the teacher who I'm paired with for student teaching. The topic of money came up; how everyone thinks that foster parents get paid so much to take in foster children. I thought that might be a good topic to cover here as well.
Foster parents are given a very small stipend to help support the foster children that they take in. For example, I believe that it's twice a year that my parents are given some money from DSS as a clothing allowance for the kids. It's barely anything; my parents pay a lot out of pocket to give the kids a full wardrobe. The same goes for the money they're given for diapers when we have infants in our care. They spend a lot of their own money because the stipend from DSS just doesn't cover as much as the kids need.

People often think that foster parents are "being paid" to take in the children, and they're making so much money off of doing foster care. The truth is that foster parents will always put out more money than DSS will ever give them. It costs a lot to raise a child, whether that child be biological, foster, adopted, a step-child, or dropped off by a magical unicorn. It doesn't matter how the child came to your home; you should be financially prepared to take care of their needs and help them thrive.
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Taylor


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Sierra
2/27/2015 03:56:01 am

Whew! I just finished reading ALL of your blog posts. Every last one! I went through from your first post, until this one, your most recent. I just wanted to say how helpful this blog has been to me. I am the oldest child of a family who is just starting to get their feet wet in foster care! We have begun the process of getting licensed, and I am SO glad I stumbled across this blog, with the view point being from a bio kid of a foster family. Keep up the good work!

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Taylor Faith Krigsman link
2/27/2015 02:41:16 pm

Hi Sierra! Wow, thank you so much for reading!! How long ago did you find the blog and begin reading? That's awesome that your family is starting the licensing process... congratulations on taking those first steps! Being part of a foster family is one of the biggest and most rewarding parts of my life, and I'm sure that you'll feel the same as soon as your family takes in your first placement. If you don't mind my asking, how old are you and how many biological siblings do you have? If you have any specific questions for me, please don't hesitate to contact me. It's really nice to hear from someone who is in a situation like yours, and I would love to know how things go as your family gets further along in the process! Good luck to all of you as you start on this incredible journey!

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Sierra
2/28/2015 02:51:04 am

I started reading your blog about a month ago. I will be 17 in a few weeks, and I have two younger brothers. (13, 11). We are all so excited to get started! I will of course let you know if I have any questions specifically.. Which I'm sure I will as time goes on!

Dawn R
11/12/2015 10:23:53 pm

Ditto goes! I started earlier this morning and I've been reading this on and off all day. It's really helpful. Thanks for writing it!

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Taylor Faith Krigsman link
11/12/2015 10:52:20 pm

Thanks so much, Dawn! I'm glad that you're enjoying my blog. Are you somehow connected to a foster family?

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    My family started doing foster care when I was three years old. We took in nineteen children over the course of eighteen years, with our last placement leaving in December 2014. I'm the only biological child in my family, though my parents adopted five of my siblings.

    I love to share my perspective on the foster care system and share how my unique upbringing shaped my life.

    I'm also a Cast Member at Walt Disney World and lover of all things Disney! My career allows me the opportunity to find a little bit of Magic in life every day.


    I enjoy sharing my journey as a writer as well. Find my children's books on Amazon and keep following my blog for updates on future books that I'll be releasing!

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