Sentences with phrase «such as foster homes»

In these cases, the social worker must be able to provide alternative living solutions, such as foster homes or adoptive families.
Foster families follow similar rules to those adopting pets, such as foster homes of dogs must have an adequately fenced yard or provide adequate exercise and foster homes of cats must keep the kitties inside.

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Among them are the rights to: bullet joint parenting; bullet joint adoption; bullet joint foster care, custody, and visitation (including non-biological parents); bullet status as next - of - kin for hospital visits and medical decisions where one partner is too ill to be competent; bullet joint insurance policies for home, auto and health; bullet dissolution and divorce protections such as community property and child support; bullet immigration and residency for partners from other countries; bullet inheritance automatically in the absence of a will; bullet joint leases with automatic renewal rights in the event one partner dies or leaves the house or apartment; bullet inheritance of jointly - owned real and personal property through the right of survivorship (which avoids the time and expense and taxes in probate); bullet benefits such as annuities, pension plans, Social Security, and Medicare; bullet spousal exemptions to property tax increases upon the death of one partner who is a co-owner of the home; bullet veterans» discounts on medical care, education, and home loans; joint filing of tax returns; bullet joint filing of customs claims when traveling; bullet wrongful death benefits for a surviving partner and children; bullet bereavement or sick leave to care for a partner or child; bullet decision - making power with respect to whether a deceased partner will be cremated or not and where to bury him or her; bullet crime victims» recovery benefits; bullet loss of consortium tort benefits; bullet domestic violence protection orders; bullet judicial protections and evidentiary immunity; bullet and more...
Or can we interpret religious homelessness in such a way as actually to foster a sense of being at home with the natural world?
If an older child has received a degree of special treatment such as foster care or a especially assigned and paid for caretaker within the institutional setting, this may certainly facilitate a smoother transition to an American home but it is so very important that newly adoptive families understand that they are a very different experience to the older post-institutionalized child who may view them as objects of indiscriminant attachment or people who can be easily manipulated into giving all the things which they never had: food, clothing, toys, games, socialization and unconditional love in the absence of structure or consistency.
Topics covered include considerations that might affect the decision to adopt, such as support, finances, employment; the different types of adoption, including adoption from foster care, through intercountry adoption, and through private domestic adoption; working with an adoption agency; completing the adoption and making the adjustment in your home life; and bonding with your new child.
Other interventions, such as in - home visitation by nurses and therapeutic foster care as an alternative to juvenile incarceration, and universal school - based violence prevention programs have proven effective, and expanding these programs could reduce the numbers of injuries even further.»
And if, in the hands of a lesser filmmaker, such a decision might foster a mood of lurid home - movie voyeurism, both Ceylans are such commanding and subtly expressive performers that any charges of nepotism here are as erroneous as in the storied collaborations of John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands.
Likewise, researchers say, because the need to be resilient often grows out of an abusive, impoverished, or otherwise troubled home environment, other communities — such as schools — are critical in fostering the sense of self and worth that will help children pick themselves up and carry on.
Foster children would be targeted for extra educational support, and foster parents would help the state penetrate the world of informal child care, such as grandparents and family friends who care for young children in their homes.
Using apps to organize your classroom, share experiences from a class trip or great learning moment in the class, sending regular communications such as automated weekly newsletters we encourage with ClassTag will help keep parents in the loop and foster discussion about school in the home as parents know what their children are learning.
IRS Publication 17 lists other requirements for an individual to be considered unmarried, such as their home being the main home of a child (natural, adopted or stepchild) for more than half the year or a foster child for the entire year.
«We will be available to assist with the transport of animals from at - risk situations in Oklahoma to shelters and foster homes in areas such as Colorado, Minnesota, Kansas, and just about anyplace that will offer the animals a chance at their forever home» Nobles said.
Some of our cats thankfully will go to the rescues of our sister location in Middletown as well as Mid Hudson Animal Aid & Pibbles and Kits, such amazing people who have done so much to help us through this — but we would much rather see them in foster homes or adopted.
A few will stay in the foster homes, those that have formed strong attachments and those such as Max - a snaggle - toothed, battle - scarred shepherd with the disposition of a sleeping kitten.
We also have a great need for Gift Certificates to pet - related places such as Amazon, PetSmart, Petco to help the foster homes take care of their foster babies.
Some organizations, such as Old Dog Haven in Washington state and Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary in Tennessee, pull older dogs from shelters and take care of any urgent veterinary needs, and then they place the dogs in permanent foster homes and continue to cover all veterinary costs for the rest of the dogs» lives.
Each foster home provides shelter and care, while PAWS provides food, veterinary care (including spay / neuter) and all necessary supplies such as crates, bowls, leashes, collars, etc..
Some pets need a foster home to recover from surgeries such as for a broken leg, or for behavior training like for a pet that is very timid or too exuberant.
Often our ability in obtaining a rescue dog, or moving one of our dogs to a foster home or a newly adopted «forever home» totally depends on volunteers such as you to help in their transportation.
As such, we rely heavily on our foster homes to care for the animals.
Not to mention volunteers freely giving their time as well as foster homes who bear the cost of ordinary expenses such as food, grooming, toys and so forth.
As such, we depend on volunteer foster homes to provide care for the dogs and cats that are saved by Angels Among Us Pet Rescue, Inc. until they are adopted.
There may be small incidental expenses such as pet bowls, if you don't already have them, but your foster will usually come to your home with everything they need — collar, leash, crate, etc..
Local rescue groups, such as Lost Dog and Cat Rescue and 4Paws cat rescue in the Washington, D.C., area, move as many pets as they can from shelters into foster homes before they are put to sleep.
We look to our network of foster families to provide such structured support and to move these animals into their forever homes as quickly as possible.
They, as one of 14 such foster homes in Volusia County, have taken in 15 dogs and six cats, including a gray tabby mama cat and three kittens.
There may be small incidental expenses such as pet bowls if you don't already have them, but your foster will usually come to your home with everything they need — collar, leash, litter box, crate... Rescues are also usually happy to provide food if you are not in a position to swing that cost.
Aside from regular day - to - day care like feeding, grooming and exercise, the responsibilities of a foster home may include basic training (like housetraining, walking on leash, sit, down, etc.), behavior modification (to correct problems such as marking, jumping, mouthing, barking, destructive chewing, dashing through doors, etc.), socialization and temperament evaluation (to determine whether the dog is a good fit with different types of people and other animals), medical care (dispensing medication, taking the dog to vet appointments) and of course plenty of playtime and snuggling.
Clarion PAWS (Pet Adoption and Welfare Society) has implementd programs such as trap - neuter - return (TNR), low cost spay - neuter for cats, foster families for displaced animals while they wait for a new home, and educational programs for school children and interested adults.
Please also note that we are an all foster home organization, and as such do not have a facility that requires volunteers.
Most rescue organizations such as PAW are supported by volunteers, so their ability to rescue animals is limited by the availability of foster homes and donations which pay for the vet care.
I have four cats at home, but I very often have a fifth one whom I foster when it needs treatment such as eye drops, tablets or other special care.
The Humane Society of Greater Miami provides every foster with all of the essential supplies needed for proper care as the kittens develop and mature, such as bottles, formula, litter and blankets; that way, they can focus their attention on giving the kitties unconditional love and a proper home in which they can grow.
We also provide other services such as veterinary care for our animals including spay / neuters, pet adoptions, pet reclaims, volunteer programs, foster home programs, rescue group coordination and other life - saving programs.
We promote the animals in a variety of ways, including helping post information to adoption websites, such as Petfinder, and acting as a liaison for the shelter with foster homes and no - kill rescues.
Basic manners such as appropriate greeting behavior, walking nicely on a leash, and coming when called will make your foster dog more adoptable and help to ensure his success in his new home.
The ones who demonstrate a likeable and resilient character are taken by OPA and put into twoweek foster homes while OPA provides basic medical care such as vaccinations and spay / neuter.
The Foster Home acknowledges that ownership of all foster animals shall remain with One Love until such time as a proper adoption is completed.
Since Jessie has returned to the shelter from a foster home she is displaying stress behaviors such as twirling, jumping, panting, and acting panicked.
However, with adult dogs, «what you see is what you get» - especially dogs with proven experience, such as those in foster homes; those surrendered for the many reasons that have nothing to do with behavior issues.
Any items borrowed from One Love such as crates, bowls, etc. must be returned when Foster Home ceases foster care for One Love.
She's lucky to be in such a fun and loving foster home as -LSB-...]
Anything above and beyond that such as heart - worm preventative is provided by CCK but greatly appreciated if the foster home can provide it instead.
Friends volunteer time and donate professional services such as transporting, grooming, short term fostering, performing home inspections, organizing events, and gathering donations.
You are considered «active» if you participate in any committee, at any level (such as fostering occasionally, checking PA references, or doing home visits, or working at an occasional fundraising event.
Aside from regular day - to - day care (feeding, grooming, exercise), the responsibilities of a foster home may include basic training; behavior modification (to correct problems such as jumping, mouthing, barking, destructive chewing, dashing through doors); socialization and temperament evaluation (to determine whether the dog is good with different types of people and other animals); medical care (dispensing medication, taking the dog to vet appointments), and of course plenty of playtime and snuggling.
In this section we offer a wealth of resources to help you keep animals in your facility and in foster homes thriving and healthy, such as bleach dilution protocols and ways to most effectively use cleaning products and routines.
Multnomah says that «transfers of dogs and cats to community partners such as private shelters, rescue groups and private foster homes for high - needs animals» have been incredibly important.
As such, our ability to take in animals in need is limited by the number of available foster homes at any given time.
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