The Role of Our Foster Parents

A Foster Parent is responsible for providing a safe, secure and stable environment for the children in their care.  The role of the foster parent is to provide a nurturing family environment for someone else's child in their own home.  In many cases, the foster parent will work towards reuniting the children with their biological family.

 

Many different situations and circumstances influence whether or not a child or youth enter into the foster care system.  In some cases, the family unit is challenged due to social economic reasons, inability of the parents to cope with the child/youth specific behaviours and challenges, the presence of mental health issues and the lack of support networks.

 

Some 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.