Foster or Kinship Family

To accomplish excellent parenting in foster care, we must give foster and kinship parents the support, training, and services they need to best care for the children in their home.


Study findings conducted by the University of Maryland indicate that QPI improved the relationships between foster and birth parents through specialized training and peer-support groups that challenged biases, articulated the roles and expectations of caregivers, and cultivated a team-based approach to meet the best interests of children in care. Relationships matter