How I became a foster parent and what it means for my family

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How I became a foster parent and what it means for my family

Mar 19, 2013
Diane Behm
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Licensed foster parent

 

When having a child of our own wasn’t an option, my husband and I first looked at international adoption. Upon hearing it was possible to adopt a child locally through foster care, we decided it was the right choice for us. Watch this video to learn what fostering-to-adopt meant to my family and what it could mean for yours.

Diane Behm

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Diane Behm

Licensed foster parent

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At any given time, as many as 7,000 children are in foster care in Wisconsin. As the largest provider of foster care programming in the state, Children’s Wisconsin offers high levels of support to foster and adoptive families.