Foster Care in British Columbia
Caring for children is every society's most important job. Foster families play an essential role by providing homes for children whose families are temporarily unable to look after them. It is the responsibility of the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) to make sure those children and youth who cannot live with their parents have a safe place to live and people to care for them.
Foster families open their home to provide love and nurturing care to children in need. Fostering is:
- one family helping another family in their community;
- a community service that has immense rewards for both families and foster children;
- about helping children return to their own homes;
- supporting children to move to new permanent homes;
- helping children maintain contact with their own family and culture.
A family is the preferred living environment for children and youth, so part of the ministry's work is to find families who are willing to take on the important job of caring for kids.
In this section you will find info on becoming a foster parent, fostering aboriginal children, and faqs. You will also find information for current foster parents, the education program, support services and info for children in care.
Foster Parent Rights
The rights and entitlements of Foster Parents are now represented in a document signed today by the Minister of Children and Family Development and the B.C. Federation of Foster Parent Associations. The Rights recognize the commitment, skill and contribution of foster parents to vulnerable children and families in British Columbia. You can view the Foster Parent Rights document here.
Foster Family Month
October is Foster Family Month in British Columbia, an opportunity to recognize and honour the remarkable contributions that foster families make in our communities each and every day.
Visit the foster family month page and learn more.
October 1, 2009
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