OPEN DOOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.
The mission of Open Door Int'l Inc. is to provide the highest quality care for every child in our charge by always putting the child’s needs first. Additionally, we constantly seek ways to alleviate suffering for children living in adverse conditions.
OPEN DOOR Int'l Inc. began recruiting Spanish-speaking foster families in 1995. Providing services to Spanish-speaking clients through our other programs soon followed.
We currently have 10 bilingual workers and, in the past, have had bilingual caseworkers, Supervisors, Executive Directors, and members of our Board of Directors, each making their mark on providing a better environment for Latino children and families.
Services and information
- Traditional Foster Care
- Specialized / Therapeutic Care
- Emergency Foster Care
- Respite Foster Care
- Adoption
Requirements to become a foster parent
You must meet minimum requirements to provide foster care in Pennsylvania. Foster parents for children in need must:
- Be a minimum of 21 years old
- Pass a criminal background check with fingerprinting
- Have time and energy to devote to fostering
- Live in a safe and healthy environment
- Prove good health through a medical examination/physical
- Maintain financial stability
- Clear all home safety requirements
- Complete required pre-service training hours
- Finish the Home Inspection
After fulfilling all requirements during the approval process, licensed foster parents can welcome a foster child into their home. To maintain a valid license, foster parents must also participate in ongoing training each year.
All adults who are living in homes with foster children in Pennsylvania must pass a required criminal background check and fingerprinting. This includes adult children who are family members living at home.
There are other, more detailed requirements for foster homes, such as having a flushing toilet and an operable phone. Prospective foster parents will learn more details during foster parent orientation.
Once you've decided to foster, you can contact a public or private foster agency or the Pennsylvania State Resource Family Association. Foster agencies screen and train prospective foster families and ensure applicants are good candidates for foster care.
Ratings and Reviews
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Jan 07, 2022
Working here was pretty terrible. I only stayed for a month. Right from the beginning the bias from my employer was strong. She judged me as shy for only speaking when it was necessary. She told me that I would receive training but the person who was supposed to train me was awful, irresponsible, and contradictory. She would avoid letting me shadow her like she was supposed to and stated that I wasn't doing a good job for unspecified reasons. When I asked her what I was doing wrong she refused to answer. When I asked her to be specific and followed her instructions, which was to observe how she does her job with the sessions, she then places me in charge of the following session without even telling me as me and the clients wait for her to begin. Then criticizes me for not being ready when that was my first time seeing her work at the office. The whole point of shadowing is to learn, instead, she expected me to perform everything perfectly without any prior knowledge. This company is unprofessional don't go here. Anywhere else is better. Terrible.
Nov 30, 2017
During my time that i went here, it was a great atmosphere and the people were very nice and helpful.