Foster Care
Children's Aid Society Foster Care
In Ontario, foster care is the responsibility of local community agencies licensed by the province to provide foster homes for children who can no longer live with their families. A foster home provides parent-model care for four or fewer children.
If you are interested in becoming a foster parent contact your local children's aid society. Here is a list of all children's aid societies in Ontario.
Responsibility for the foster care system rests largely with the 53 children's aid societies across Ontario. The role of the Ministry of Children and Youth Services is to license children's aid societies to deliver foster care.
The ministry funds foster care through its allocation to children's aid societies. Foster care is a child protection service, and its allocation in each children's aid society is determined through the ministry's Child Welfare Funding Framework.
There are several types of foster care, depending upon the particular needs of a child. Per-diem rates paid to foster parents reflect the type of care required by the child.
For More Information
Contact the children's aid society in your area. |
