Is my foster mother lying to me?

[Anonymous]

My foster mother told me she only gets $25 a month for each of her foster children,is this true?

[blombrowski]

It depends where you live and what you've been classified as.  Some jurisdictions such as New York City pay pretty well for therapeutic foster care, close to $1,000 a month per child.  But in other places, maybe not.  $25 however, sounds really low to me.  If she means to say that she only gets $25 per child after all expenses have been considered (clothing, food, books, opportunity cost of not renting out the room - meaning she spends like $600/month on you and only nets $25) I can believe that.  If she says she's only given $25 to spend on things like food and clothing then she'll probably full of it.

[Anonymous]

My foster mother told me she only gets $25 a month for each of her foster children,is this true?

Do you work for CEDU?

[Anonymous]

It depends where you live and what you've been classified as.  Some jurisdictions such as New York City pay pretty well for therapeutic foster care, close to $1,000 a month per child.  But in other places, maybe not.  $25 however, sounds really low to me.  If she means to say that she only gets $25 per child after all expenses have been considered (clothing, food, books, opportunity cost of not renting out the room - meaning she spends like $600/month on you and only nets $25) I can believe that.  If she says she's only given $25 to spend on things like food and clothing then she'll probably full of it.

i live in New York City and my foster mother said she gets only $25 towards each of the children's needs and wants.

[Anonymous]

My foster mother told me she only gets $25 a month for each of her foster children,is this true?

Do you work for CEDU?

No.

[psy]

It depends where you live and what you've been classified as.  Some jurisdictions such as New York City pay pretty well for therapeutic foster care, close to $1,000 a month per child.  But in other places, maybe not.  $25 however, sounds really low to me.  If she means to say that she only gets $25 per child after all expenses have been considered (clothing, food, books, opportunity cost of not renting out the room - meaning she spends like $600/month on you and only nets $25) I can believe that.  If she says she's only given $25 to spend on things like food and clothing then she'll probably full of it.

i live in New York City and my foster mother said she gets only $25 towards each of the children's needs and wants.

Sounds like an excuse for not spending any money on you.  You could probably report her, but you'd run the risk of ending up someplace worse.  If you aren't being overtly abused, the devil you know is probably the better choice.

[blombrowski]

   blombrowski wrote:It depends where you live and what you've been classified as. Some jurisdictions such as New York City pay pretty well for therapeutic foster care, close to $1,000 a month per child. But in other places, maybe not. $25 however, sounds really low to me. If she means to say that she only gets $25 per child after all expenses have been considered (clothing, food, books, opportunity cost of not renting out the room - meaning she spends like $600/month on you and only nets $25) I can believe that. If she says she's only given $25 to spend on things like food and clothing then she'll probably full of it.



i live in New York City and my foster mother said she gets only $25 towards each of the children's needs and wants.

That is a flat out lie.  If you're interested and you want to PM me I can try to connect you a number of advocates in the city who can fight for your rights and at least try to ensure that you don't get eaten up by the system.  You have the right to feel safe and to be taken care of.  If she's only spending $25 a month on you, I would be concerned about whether or not she's giving you enough food, among a number of other issues.

[Father Muldoon]

The foster mother I had back in 1992-1994 told me a similar story,forget the exact amount she said.Your foster mother like mine was BULLSHITTING YOU!

I remember the rice and beans multiple times a week,her biological kids would get McDonald's,etc. many times while I got rice and beans,some nasty ass stew,etc.

I also remember her kids getting Jordan's,etc. and me getting payless for example.

I wished I would have gotten a rich person but not for the reasons many would think,it was because I feel there is a more strong possibility that they were in it to make a positive difference and not in to make easy money.

Sadly,in most instances,foster care is a business and is treated as such.

Good luck to you Eddie,hope you are able to find a positive resolution.

[Anonymous]

My foster mother told me she only gets $25 a month for each of her foster children,is this true?

The KGB paid me $25 for classified United States military information.