Nursing families in the Main-Kinzig-Kreis: A new luck for children!

In the Main-Kinzig district, the number of children and adolescents who cannot stay in their families of origin has increased. The local youth welfare office prefers foster families to offer these children a stable home. An example of this is the seven -month -old Lisa (name changed), which came to the East family in Freichtichter in the summer of 2023. Today, on her second birthday, she got used to the new family, and the familiarization only took a few weeks.

The nine -year -old daughter of Melanie and Markus Ost happily comments on the family increase. The couple originally thought about adoption, but ultimately decided on the foster parents. This decision is not without challenges, since the family bond with foster children can be limited and the needs of the family of origin must be taken into account. In order to promote contact with Lisa's biological mother and an older sister, meetings have already been organized in which the youth welfare office and the family court are involved.

challenges and support for foster parents

Markus Ost reports on the challenges that the foster parent brings with it, but sees Lisa's positive development as encouraging. Nowadays it is important to openly communicate the differences to biological children. Melanie Ost has taken a professional break to devote himself to the family. In order to promote the exchange and a certain normality, regular meetings with other foster families take place in the Main-Kinzig-Kreis.

Melanie and Markus Ost feel in their decision to become foster parents and want more foster families in the region. The youth welfare office of the Main-Kinzig-Kreis also offers advice and qualifications for interested families, which facilitates the start of foster parents. Citizens from the Main-Kinzig-Kreis can request information on the subject of foster child, be it personally, by phone or email. After the first request, an invitation to detailed information talks in the youth welfare office, which address processes and personal burdens for foster parents.

Interested families can finally take part in an applicant seminar that includes several evening dates and covers relevant psychological, legal and formal aspects. The entire process also includes submitting documents, a final discussion in the youth welfare office and a home visit to check the living conditions. In the event of a positive suitability, families can finally add a foster child to their care, such as