Help for children in need: foster families urgently wanted in the Borken district!

Help for children in need: foster families urgently wanted in the Borken district!
in the district of Borken and the surrounding cities of Ahaus, Borken and Gronau are increasingly promoted for the admission of foster children. In a recent report, it is pointed out that in 2024 only seven adoptions were handled by the adoption agency. This number represents a decline of eight cases compared to the previous year. Of the seven adoptions, two came from Ahaus, one from Borken, one from Gronau and another three from the Borken district. In six cases, it was the adoption of children by relatives or boots.
Currently there are applications from four couples who are willing to become adoptive parents. A striking aspect is the imbalance between the number of these applicants and the children released for adoption. Many parents who cannot take care of their children themselves are little willing to agree to adoption. A possible alternative could be the inclusion of a foster child that is a valuable option for many families.
prerequisites and support
couples and families who are interested in taking up a care or adoptive child should deal intensively with the necessary prerequisites and requirements. Specialists from the adoption agency and the foster child services offer comprehensive support and training. The topics range from the peculiarities of nursing or adoptive children to integration into the new family.
Suitable couples have the option of actively taking a child. The task of the foster parents is described as a special challenge, but this enriches everyday life. Foster parents help children to gain trust and develop healthy. The foster child remains legally connected to its biological parents and usually retains its birth name.
adoption and their challenges
Adoption, however, is a more complex process. The consent of the biological parents is necessary, and the child from the age of 14 must also consent. Foster parents are not legal parents during nursing time, but keep decision -making powers in everyday life. The legal parental rights usually remain with the biological parents or in advance. In the event of adult foster children, the process of adoption can often be carried out without the consent of the biological parents.
The course of a foster child adoption is in several steps: First, advice is made by the adoption placement agency, followed by the application for the foster adoption. After examining the requirements, adoption care follows, which usually lasts at least one year. An important basis for adoption is the integration of the child into the adoption family; This is the only way to develop a permanent bond.
It should be emphasized that the admission of a foster child usually requires fewer prerequisites than adoption itself. This makes it easier for many families to offer a child a new home. Supports receive foster families not only from the youth welfare office, which also pays the maintenance costs, but they can also be in contact with the child's birth parents.
Further information on adoption and the possibility of accepting foster children can be queried directly from the "Joint Adoption Education Center of the Cities of Ahaus, Borken, Gronau and the Borken district". Interested parties receive extensive information and support there. For direct inquiries, the youth and family department of the Borken district administration can be reached on 02861/681-5434. Press contact for further information is Leonie Dreier on 02861 / 681-2427.
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