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Why foster with Partners in Parenting? When you foster with Partners in Parenting, you will have a Foster Family Supervisor who will be assigned to your foster home to provide you with on-going support and liaison with the Children’s Aid Societies. How do you become a foster parent? You need to complete an application form and then a home study will be completed on you and your family. What is a home study? A home study is an extensive document that Partners in Parenting compiles through personal interviews at your home. The home study includes information about, and interviews with the members of your family, your background information and reasons for wanting to foster, your medical history, and an assessment of your ability to parent children and youth. Can a single parent be a foster parent? Yes, single people can be foster parents. Do I get paid as a foster parent? You do not receive a salary as a foster parent; instead you receive a per diem to subsidize the child or youth’s living expenses in your home. What type of child or youth is placed in foster care? There are many different types of children and youth who are placed in foster care. Some of the children and youth display behavioural, social, emotional, physical and/or academic difficulties. Other children and youth may have mild to severe developmental or physical disabilities. How much say do I have in the children placed in my home? You will complete a checklist in the home study process outlining what type of children or youth you are comfortable and qualified to foster. This checklist is reviewed yearly and changes can be made. Once you are approved foster parents, you will be able to read the child or youth’s profile and ask questions about them before they are placed in your foster home. How many foster children could be placed in my foster home? How many children you can foster at one time depends on the size of your home and the number of bedrooms in your home. There is a maximum of four children or youth placed in one dwelling. Can I still work if I foster? Yes, you can work outside of the foster home if you have school age children; however, you will be responsible for finding out about school child care. If you have children under the age of two years old, at least one adult must be a full time parent. Who do I contact for information about becoming a foster parent? Contact Christine Rondeau at: |
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