Foster Parent Spotlight: Ms. P.
Ms. P has been with EA Family Services for 12 years. She had been with two other agencies before—according to her—she found the best one!
Ms. P has been a foster parent for the better part of 30 years in total and is one of the favorite Foster Parents associated with the Tracy Office. She is very active within the EA Community. She participates in all the EA events and always takes every opportunity to tell anyone who will listen what a great agency EA Family Services is. Ms. P recently enjoyed bragging about EA to our own CARF representative! In fact, during the interview for this Ms. P announced that she is never leaving EA and EA will be her final agency.
When asked why she got into Foster Care in the first place, Ms. P replied that she does it to help kids. Specifically like the kiddo she currently has placed in her home. He has not been the easiest kiddo to work with and had previously bounced from home to home due to some challenges. But they have bonded to the point that after 3 years Ms. P is entering into guardianship with this young man!
Ms. P is amazing to work with and is always willing to help out when we need her. She accepts respites when no one else will. She is always willing to give any kiddo a chance and sees that these kids get the services they need. She is a great advocate for kids and has even gone toe to toe with Counties, schools, and Mental health providers in order to make sure the kids have what they need to be successful.
We in the Tracy Office absolutely adore Ms. P and hope we have many more years with her as one of our most valued Foster Parents.