In our experience meeting other foster parents at trainings and such, around half were fostering with the goal of adoption. Fostering can definitely lead to ad

In our experience meeting other foster parents at trainings and such, around half were fostering with the goal of adoption. Fostering can definitely lead to adoption (and in particular there is a need for parents willing to adopt teenagers) but it can be a long process with no guarantees. On the other hand, it's much cheaper than other paths to adoption, either domestic or international. In our case we are open to adopting (and the more kids we foster, the more likely it is that we end up in a situation where adoption is on the table) but we are mainly fostering because we know there are kids out there right now that need parents, even if just for a few weeks, months or years.