Foster parents get more financial help starting July 1 [Video]

INDIANAPOLIS— Foster parents in Indiana will soon get more financial help in caring for children in the state’s child welfare system.

Foster parents in Indiana receive a state per diem to help offset costs for things like food and clothing.

In a letter to foster parents and kinship caregivers sent on June 18, the Indiana Department of Child Services director Eric Miler, said effective July 1, DCS will increase subsidy amounts.

Families who provide a home through adoption or eligible guardianships to a child in Indiana’s foster care system will receive financial supports equal to 100 percent of the amount the child received while in foster care, according to DCS.

“DCS is raising the floor for adoption and guardian subsidies to 100 percent of the FCMP per diem,” said Miller in his letter to families. “With these changes, caretakers across the state will be equipped more than ever to provide …