Adding a New Foster

Add a Foster

1. Open Fosters.
2. Click Add Foster.
3. Complete the foster form.
4. Click Add Foster to save.

The form preserves an unfinished draft in the browser and opens the created foster record after a successful save.

Form Fields

Foster records are form-driven. The exact sections, required fields, and labels come from your organization’s active foster template. A typical form collects:

• Name and contact details.
• Address and household information.
• Optional foster capacity: blank means no configured maximum, zero prevents active assignments, and a positive whole number sets the concurrent-pet limit.
• Species, size, care, or duration preferences.
• Experience, transportation, and availability.
• Agreements, signatures, or uploads.
• Custom questions used by your program.

Manage the template in Settings > Forms under Foster. Template changes apply to the add and edit experiences and to the public application.

Public Applications

Someone who submits the public foster form creates a foster record with Pending status. Staff review that record from the foster profile and use its application alert to approve or decline it.

Staff-created records and converted role records follow their own saved status and conversion workflow.

Next Steps

• Review foster applications
• Manage foster profiles
• Assign pets