Foster Care

Foster families play an important role in caring for children who cannot live with their own family for a time. They provide a safe and stable home that helps kids feel secure, even if the stay is temporary.

Some children need emergency care for a night or a few days. Others may stay for a few weeks, and some may need longer-term care while their parents get more support and time to heal.

Foster families work closely with agency staff, teachers, health care providers, and the child’s own family to ensure the child’s day-to-day needs, safety, and well-being are being met.

Foster families work with agency staff, teachers, health care providers, and the child’s family to make sure the child’s daily needs, safety, and well-being are met.

The main goal is to reunite children with their families and keep important connections in the child’s life. If going home is not possible, other long-term options are considered, such as agreements, placement with siblings, extended family, or members of the child’s community or nation.

Learn about new tools, such as service agreements, that may be available to help keep parents involved by placing children with relatives or community members whenever possible.

For more information

If you want to become a foster caregiver or learn more about fostering, contact your local child and family services agency. A worker can explain the program and answer your questions.