Foster A Future

When there are serious concerns about the care a child is receiving at home, he or she may need to be placed in a foster home.

Foster parents provide a temporary home for children who are in the care of the Children’s Aid Society.  They encourage a child’s growth and development through the stability of a caring home and family environment.  Foster parents play an important role in the child’s daily life. 

Foster parents work with CAS staff as part of a team to develop a plan for each child in care.  The ideal plan is to remove all safety concerns in a home in order to reunite the child with their family.  Where this is not possible, the plan may include adoption or long-term foster care. 

Who are Foster Children?

Each child in the care of the Children’s Aid Society is unique.  Some are voluntarily placed in the CAS care while others are in care by a court order.   Children range in age from infancy to 18 years; some are sibling groups of brothers and sisters and reflect the racial and ethnic diversity of our community. 

Some may come in to care because there is a conflict with the family or because of a parent’s illness.  Others come in to care because the family cannot provide adequate care or the necessities of life for a variety of reasons.  Still, others may have been neglected, abused or abandoned.   

Who are Foster Parents?

Foster Parents come from all walks of life and a variety of backgrounds.  They may be experienced parents whose children have grown, young couples raising their own children, older couples, single persons, same-sex couples and individuals with training in child care.   All have a genuine interest in children & young people, are patient and welcoming and a sense of community responsibility.