How Can We Encourage More Families to Sign Up?
As stated previously, a disproportionate amount of single mothers are fostering children. Perhaps even more would do so if they were given child assistance. The city could provide a set amount of hours of babysitting services to foster parents which would especially aid these foster parents who do not have a partner to help them. This subgroup might perceive foster care as more manageable.
One more note A staggering statistic we found was a correlation of .75 between a previously in foster care youth having a child and homelessness. Perhaps providing free/reduced birth control to the foster care population could prevent future homelessness,poverty, and a recurring cycle of foster care.