Well, they will have to be a little more reasonable. Requiring a front and back door (most apartments don't have one) and requiring a hardline telephone (maybe vonage or comcast) but I couldn't find one that didn't require an internet connection. Then there's the no roommate rule - I have a large house that is very expensive to maintain so throwing out the roommates that were all professionals was unrealistic. I offered the kid a private bedroom. But had to give up the foster home/adoption idea.

My Fiance and I went through the motions of becoming foster parents for my sons abandoned daughter through the State of Missouri. The State of Arkansas, Department of Human Services, did not so much as respond to the ICPC and therefore my sons sister ended up going to a family member in Ohio, back to being around her and my son's abusive, neglectful mother. The biological mother did not receive custody because she failed to meet the guidelines of normal child care. We have had my son in our home since 2007, and it simply amazes me the hoops you must go through in this state to qualify for foster parenting or adoption. The children need a loving home in which they can grow up and thrive to the best of their abilities. We can provide that environment. If only the State offices were more coordinated with one another, information would not be lost, eligible, loving families willing to help would be approved and the children, the most important of all reasoning, would have somewhere safe to call home, and learn about respect, love, compassion, abilities to achieve their dreams and have the help to achieve their goals. Arkansas needs more foster parents... Arkansas needs to start doing a better job in the DHS department.