Four Oaks is excited to put its full support behind HF 2163 and SF 2096, customizing Iowa’s training for foster families. This legislation prioritizes relevance and competency and removes the ...

The Iowa Senate passed a bill with bipartisan support that would change training requirements to become a foster parent. The Iowa Senate passed a bill that drops the 30-hour training requirement to ...

HEADS TO THE HOUSE FLOOR FOR A FULL VOTE. IT MAY BECOME EASIER FOR SOME IOWANS TO BECOME FOSTER PARENTS NEXT YEAR. HOUSE LAWMAKERS ADVANCED A BILL TODAY THAT ELIMINATES HOURLY REQUIREMENTS FOR FOSTER ...

THOSE THINGS, BUT THEY’RE GOOD WHEN YOU NEED THEM. NEW AT FOUR A BILL FOCUSING ON FOSTER CARE IS MOVING FORWARD AT THE STATE HOUSE. THE BILL WOULD ELIMINATE THE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRST TIME ...

Iowa (Iowa Capital Dispatch) - Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said a measure she signed into law Tuesday will help make it easier for Iowans to become foster parents by removing certain “barriers of entry” ...

Governor Reynolds signs bill making changes in foster care training. (RI photo) Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a bill into law that changes the required training foster parents must complete before ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Starting this summer, it will be easier to become a foster parent in Iowa. People currently have to spend more than 30 hours training to get certified to be a foster parent ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said a measure she signed into law Tuesday will help make it easier for Iowans to become foster parents by removing certain “barriers ...