Note: I'm cross posting this alt.adoption and alt.support.foster-parents.

"Fern5827" <fern5827@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20030712165446.18559.00000389@mb-m20.aol.com... Adoption can take a long time. It keeps the jobs within the system, you
know.

Sometimes foster adoptions can take a while, although for children where
parental rights have already been terminated, it can be very quick. BTW,
Fern, the reason a lot of foster adoptions take so long often has to with
continue attempts to get kids back with birth families (a reasonable goal,
yes?)-- not to keep jobs. Hint -- get a clue.
Most adoptors prefer infants.

Okay, I'll probably be sorry I asked this, but....this is common
knowledge -- what's your point?
You could see if your county has provisions for you to become a CASA or a mentor.

Fern, geez, read the post. The comments were made by *Bruce Willis*. He
specifically stated that he was asked to be a spokesperson for a foster
child advocacy group.

That said, becoming a CASA or child mentor is a great way to get involved.
Mentors are sometimes paid to be friends and surrogate parents, often to
boys who have no male figure in their lives.

Folks with Big Brothers and Big Sisters do it for free. It's a great
program and I recommend it highly.