References for licensing process

We had to provide 4 references. We choose our pastor, two friends who are professors at the local university and the other one was a longtime friend. The questions concerned how long they had know us, if they thought we would make good foster parents, what we would bring to children as foster parents, etc. Nothing really serious. They did not want family members.

Our county told us that one of our 4 can be a family member...so you might ask.

We had to have 4 and 1 could be a family member. All others could be friends, neighbors, etc....We used alot of neighbors because we knew them the longest.

same with us - 4: 3 non family members, 1 family member. The form was super simple - how do you know them, do you think they'd make a good foster home.. have you witnessed them interacting with your kids (if you have any)

I gave 4 names; I know they used 2. The 2 wrote references for me. I think they were asked about my child-raising abilities!!

We were asked for 5 (only one could be family) and then they contacted 3. They apparently like to have extras in case the first 3 they contact don't respond. We chose 2 long-time (not local) friends, 2 local friends, and my sis-in-law.When I filled one out for a friend, I had to answer general questions about her character, her parenting style, and her interactions with kids that I'd witnessed.

We had 3 non-family and 2 family. We used each of our parents, 2 couples who have known us for over 15 years, and our children's ministry director from our church. She's known my bio kids since they were tiny, so she knows our parenting skills. We are in the midst of getting our homestudy approved and, in fact, my references have been getting calls today :clap: . One said they asked how involved we are with our current children, how long they've known us, if they would trust us with their children, how often they see us. Seems like she's contacted all our ours, she talked to 2 of them today, some got messages and are planning to call her back tomorrow :p . Hope your process is smooth sailing too :thankyou:

I was required to have 4 non-family members who had known me for at least 2 years. I used 2 co-workers who I am friendly with and a married couple who have been very close family friends for the past 10 years. All 4 receive a short form to fill out that asked simple questions like if they thought I would make a good foster parent, had they ever seen me interact with children, etc.