Persuasive Essay On Foster Home

Jennings Burch, a child constantly in and out of foster care must worry about if he’ll go back to a home. Jennings mother is very sick and cannot take care of her children, so she sends them to foster families. She continues to get better then worse, so the children are constantly at home or with a foster family. Jennings constantly wonders if he will go back to foster care, if the home or family, he will be in be nice, if they will have the necessities that he needs, if anyone will come for him. Jennings is one child in foster care, there are about 402, 378 children in foster care who are probably asking themselves the same questions. Children should not have to ponder over if they are going to eat the next morning or if they will be beat

Some believe that foster homes should be given more money, while others say that foster homes are already paid enough. Despite what people say about the foster homes having too much money, foster homes should be given more money to help them buy basic things that children need also to help them find better less abusive staff. Foster homes should be given more money to help improve them and pay for the basic necessities for children. For instance, many children are struggling because they do not have basic necessities. According to the article, “Foster teens ready to tell city council how to fix system,” few children have the resources to take care of themselves. It says, “Between 150 to 200 kids age out of foster care in the District every year. According to a 2008 study. By Child and Family Services, only 14 percent have the resources to support themselves,”(Dvorak, 2010). This demonstrates that not all children have enough money to support themselves with basic needs. They are struggling because they do not have basic things like bedding, good food, running water. Not many people have these things. To take responsibility of a child is an expense. Children have many needs, however with the amount of money