The Calloway Family

Panama City, Bay County · Northwest Florida

Updated 11 days ago

Between us we have thirty years of teaching, so school mornings, IEP meetings, and homework at the kitchen counter are familiar ground. We advocate hard and we show up.

Openness

Child ages: 5 – 12
Siblings: Up to 2
Placement radius: Statewide
Bedrooms available: 3

Gender openness

Any Gender

Placement types

Foster CareAdoptionRespite

Needs this family can support

Medical — general

Moderate medical needsComplex medical needs

Ongoing medical care

Injectable medicationFrequent medical appointments

Developmental

Communication needsOpen to discussionAdaptive functioning support

Physical / accessibility

Physical disability

Behavioral

Open to discussionEmotional regulation challengesAggression

Mental health

Self-harm historyHospitalization historyAttachment-related needsAnxietyDepression

Household & experience

Household: Single-parent household
Children in home: 1
Pets: Dog and cat
Home type: House

Household attributes

Single-parent householdChildren currently in homePets

Languages

EnglishHaitian Creole

Experience

Experience with mental-health needsExperience parenting teenagersExperience with sibling groupsExperience maintaining sibling relationshipsKinship experience

Strengths

Strong extended family supportFlexible schedulesLarge sibling-friendly home

Considerations

We live rurally, so families of children needing frequent specialty appointments should discuss travel with us.