Peppers Ranch Foster Care Community Family Application

Peppers Ranch is a Christ-centered organization with the mission of providing a home and community for abused and neglected children in the foster care system.

Personal Considerations:

Calling

Foster parents should feel called to serve children. While free rent is a helpful benefit at Peppers Ranch, it should not be a motivation for fostering.

Balance

Fostering is a significant time commitment for the entire family. Parents must be able to fulfill their commitments to God, the family (including foster children), themselves, their job, and their church. All children demand physical and emotional energy as well as time.

Commitment

The effectiveness of fostering is directly related to permanence in the home. Although many unexpected life circumstances can limit a couple’s ability to continue to serve as foster parents, all applicants should have an eye toward the future and a strong commitment that their fostering efforts result in changed lives for children.

Pet Policy:

As part of the foster home verification process, all pets considered by the foster family as an integral part of their family environment and lifestyle will be evaluated behaviorally to determine the risk they pose for either injury to children or destruction of furnishings and property.

Application Process:

The process includes:

•Completion of the Residence Application

•The parents’ confirmed agreement to the Peppers Ranch Residential Lease

•Review of personal history information

•Review of relationship with DHS Foster Care

•Confirmation of character with your six references

•Completion of a face to face interview with Peppers Ranch Administration

•Peppers Ranch requires the applicants submit a credit report.

Personal Information

Date you would be available to move to the Peppers Ranch Community? *

We Currently: *

Own

Rent

Live with Family

First Name *

Last Name *

Address 1 *

Address 2

City *

State *

Postal Code *

Phone *

Email Address *

Education, degree, vocational training: *

Spouse Information

If yes, please explain.

First Name *

Last Name *

Street Address *

Address Line 2

City *

State *

Zip Code *

Phone Number *

Email Address *

Education, degree, vocational training: *

Family Information

Have you or your spouse ever been convicted of a felony? *

Yes

No

Are you fostering through an agency, or directly through DHS? Please answer below *You must be willing to foster directly through DHS and drop your agency agreement if you choose to move to the Peppers Ranch Community *

Names, ages, DOB and status of each child currently living in your home: Example: Molly Sue, 4 years old, DOB 6/1/2011 foster child *

Are you willing to foster: *

Boys

Girls

Boys and Girls

Sibling Groups

How long have you been a foster parents, and what led you to get involved in foster care? *

What ages are you willing to foster? *

Are you willing to foster sibling groups? *

Yes

No

Please list the holidays that your family likes to celebrate: *

What are some of your family hobbies or activities you participate in? *

Pets: fury friends are a part of the family, too! Please provide a list of the animals in your home, including species, breed, sex, weight of animal, and living arrangements: i.e. outdoor/indoor, crate trained, etc. *

Parenting Styles and Faith

Please describe your parenting style" *

Please describe interventions you have utilized to assist children with self-control: *

Please describe the most challenging obstacle you face with the DHS foster care system: *

What church do you attend, and how long have you and your family been attending? *

Please describe your involvement with the church: *

Changing The Face of Oklahoma Foster Care

If adequate space and resources were not an issue, how many children would you want to care for in your home? *

Describe your commitment to foster children who have lived with you, are living with you now, or will one day call your house their "home": *

If you could create the perfect community for foster children, what would that look like? *

What draws you to the Peppers Ranch? *

How do you think you might help children in your care? *

What motivates you to be a foster parent? *

References

Name

Title

Phone

Email Address

Name

Title

Phone

Email Address

Name

Title

Phone

Email Address

Applicant Resume

Spouse Resume

Other Information You would like to share with us:

Is there any additional information about you or your family that you would like to mention?

Applicant Credit Report

Please submit a copy of credit report

Spouse Credit Report

Please submit a copy of credit report