Your Rights and Responsibilities
We appreciate you opening your heart and homes to children in need. We are here to offer information to assist, support, and connect you to the training and resources you need throughout your foster care journey.
For more information about the rights and responsibilities of a foster parent, please review:
Required Trainings
As a foster parent you are required to complete initial training, continuing training, and provide on-going support to help meet the needs of the foster youth population. Every year, Foster Parents are required to review the following documents:
Optional Trainings
- Anti-Depressant & Anti-Anxiety Medication Use in Children
- Anti-Psychotic & Mood Stabilizers Medication Use in Children
- Making Healthy Choices: A Guide on Psychotropic Medications for Youth in Foster Care
- Supporting Youth in Foster Care in Making Healthy Choices
- Treatment of ADHD in Children and Adolescents
Foster Parent Tools
Become a Foster Care Ambassador
Learn how to become a foster care ambassador to host your own recruitment events.
More Information
- Caregivers Information for Court
- Foster Parent Policy
- Foster Youth Handbook
- Take Part in Your Child's Healthcare Decisions
- Foster Youth: Learn your healthcare rights
- Transportation Reimbursement FAQs
- Grief & Loss Coping Strategies
- ParentLink
- Children's Trust Fund of Missouri
- Become a Child Care Subsidy Provider
Report a Concern
Child Abuse or Neglect
800-392-3738
School Violence
866-748-7047
Human Trafficking
888-373-7888