The Duarte Family
Miami, Miami-Dade County · Southeast Florida
Updated 71 days agoBetween 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
- 0 – 8
- Siblings
- Up to 3
- Placement radius
- Statewide
- Bedrooms available
- 2
Gender openness
Any Gender
Placement types
Foster Care
Needs this family can support
Medical — general
Complex medical needsMedically fragile
Ongoing medical care
Medical equipmentSpecialist care
Medical conditions
Epilepsy
Developmental
Learning disability
Physical / accessibility
Limited mobilityMobility needsDeaf or Hard of Hearing
Behavioral
School behavior concerns
Mental health
Medication managementGrief and lossPTSD / trauma-related needs
Household & experience
- Household
- Two-parent household
- Children in home
- 0
- Pets
- Cat
- Home type
- Rural property
Household attributes
Two-parent householdNo children currently in homePets
Languages
EnglishPortuguese
Experience
Experience supporting LGBTQ+ youthExperience with sibling groups
Strengths
Close to specialty medical careExperience parenting teenagersBilingual household
Considerations
We live rurally, so families of children needing frequent specialty appointments should discuss travel with us.We have a young child in the home, so placements would need to be discussed with that in mind.We would want more information and training before supporting a child with significant sexualized behaviors.