Jennifer Maddox Becoming a foster parent starts with information and the right agency Tammye Nash | Managing Editornash@dallasvoice.com There’s a whole lot more to being a foster parent than just wanting to be a foster parent.
That’s especially true for same-sex couples and LGBTQ singles who want to foster children, since there are some agencies that refuse to work with LGBTQ people.
So the first step, according to Jennifer Maddox, is to find just the right agency. Maddox is director of foster and adoption for Jonathan’s Place, a Dallas-based foster and adoption agency that works with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services to place children in foster homes.