3. If I decide to provide foster care in the hope of adopting, what will be expected of me?

It is required that you will work cooperatively with the agency toward the permanency plan for the child in your care. Initially, and almost without exception, the goal for the child will be reunification with his or her birth family. The agency is required by law to make diligent efforts to reunite children with their birth parents or parent. Family members or other resources must be considered as additional potential placement resources. In some cases, when the child cannot return home, adoption is a possibility.