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You Can Be a Foster Parent Too: Mutual Family Assessment

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Becoming a foster parent is an important step in helping children in need. One key part of the process is the Mutual Family Assessment, also called a "home study." This is how the Department of Family Services gets to know you, provides training to help you prepare for foster parenting, and checks that your home is a safe environment for a child. Right now, hundreds of children in Fairfax County’s foster care system need a temporary, loving home until they can safely return to their families. If you’d like to learn more, visit https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/familyservices/children-youth/foster-care-adoption or email BeAFosterParent@fairfaxcounty.gov.

Posted on 7/22/2025

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