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Re: Foster Care as a Job

by "Dragon's Girl" <bettywirsen@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sep 14, 2008 at 04:42 AM

On Sep 14, 5:15=A0am, Greegor <Greego...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Sep 13, 3:51=A0pm, "Ron" <apositivepl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > "Greegor" <Greego...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>
>
>news:8535ab4c-5340-44f0-b0f7-4d3b7a3412e4@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > On Sep 11, 11:33 pm, Dan Sullivan <dsull...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> > > On Sep 12, 12:24 am, "Ron" <apositivepl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> > > > "Dan Sullivan" <dsull...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>
> > >
>news:93b4e926-104b-4b6e-8713-e74fd1bc04b1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > On Sep 11, 9:46 pm, Greegor <Greego...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> > > > > Years ago a foster contractor was quoted
> > > > > as saying to others that if they just got
> > > > > one more foster kid they could quit their job.
>
> > > > Could quit?
>
> > > > Or would need to quit?
>
> > > > > The kid you described (requiring a health aide)
> > > > > would be categorized as "special needs" which
> > > > > makes it easier to get housing grants to build
> > > > > on another room, and many other benefits.
>
> > > > Did these people get housing grants?
>
> > > > And if so, how much?
>
> > > > > Fosters are insured like a business and
> > > > > granted vacation relief like a business.
>
> > > > What kind of insurance did being foster parents get these people?
>
> > > > Did these people get vacation relief?
>
> > > > And specifically what was it?
>
> > > > > Told you so.
>
> > > > You didn't tell us anything.
>
> > > > Except mere speculation and unfounded rumors.
>
> > > > ***
> > > > Wow gregg, I need to find out about all this. Just where would I
go=
 to
> > > > get
> > > > one of those grants there gregg? I could use an extra room on the
o=
ld
> > > > shack
> > > > here, and if I could get some government agency or charitable
conce=
rn to
> > > > help pay for it, well that would be the cats whiskers! While we
are=
 at
> > > > it,
> > > > maybe you can tell me where I can find a state or region where
$222=
 will
> > > > provide for all the needs of a child every month. Housing, heat,
> > > > electricity, food, water, you know, all the little things that
make=
 life
> > > > livable.
>
> > > You could move to Iowa and grag could show you all the landlords he
> > > screwed out of the rent!!!
>
> > Why do you only get $222 Ron?
> > Other states pay fosters considerably more.
> > Nebraska is ripping you off!
>
> > ***
> > Ya know gregg, I have been telling you the amount that Nebraska
reimbur=
ses
> > now for what, 10 years? =A0And you just now clue in?
>
> > Tell Dan about how respite care is provided
> > so you can take a vacation.
>
> > ***
> > Can do. =A0I find the respite provider myself, get it priced, and pay
f=
or it
> > out of the monthly reimbursement that the state gives me. =A0I have
pai=
d as
> > much as $300 for a single weekend and as little as $50.
>
> Ron, Most states PAY or provide free respite care
> to fosters. =A0It does NOT come out of your stipend.
> Is Nebraska ripping you off, Ron?
>
> > Tell him the state has malpractice insurance
> > set up on you.
>
> > ***
> > If they do they dont tell me about it.
> >=A0I pay for my own insurance gregg,
> > as I said before. =A0Its not all that
> > costly, but then again I dont get
> > reimbursed for it.
>
> Your insurance covers the foster kids?
> How is that, Ron?
>
> You didn't KNOW about the state coverage
> for malpractice?? =A0 LOL
>
> Ask them, Ron!
>
> They like hearing that question! =A0 LOL

He's cleaning up already, according to you, so what's your beef?
 




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Re: Foster Care as a Job
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