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January 11th 2009
Foster Information Night Flyer
For more information or to register, call 519.576.0540
or visit Family and Children’s Services Waterloo online at
www. fosteringkids.ca
A child may be separated from their
own parents for various reasons and require temporary or long-term
care. Foster parents provide a nurturing, healthy and safe environment
for a child to grow and develop. Foster children come from a variety
of ethnic and racial backgrounds and range in age from infancy to
16 years.
Foster care is intended to be temporary. This means that we work
in specified periods of time towards the goal of helping the child
and their family to get back together. It is a team approach, working
together with the child, family and social workers to obtain this
goal.
To provide a safe home for a child
is to make some big inroads in their life. A foster parent might
be the largest influence in the child's life. Foster parents may
be helping the child to break the destructive patterns which may
include physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, or neglect.
Foster families provide the full spectrum of vital support for children
faced with social, behavioral, spiritual and emotional deficits.
- to improve the quality of life for
a child
- to enhance personal skills
- to work as part of a multi-disciplinary
team with the goal of returning a child to their family
- to meet new people with similar interests
People who apply to foster have a great
number of reasons for their inquiry. Perhaps you know a family who
provides foster care and are interested in providing the same service.
Maybe you know someone that was a foster child, or were a foster
child yourself. You may be aware of the need for foster families
and want to help. You may have some other reasons. We take into
consideration people's reasons for wanting to foster to ensure that
they are in line with the goals of foster care.
There are many reasons why children
come into care of Family and Children's Services. These reasons may
include emotional abuse, sexual abuse, physical abuse, parent unable
to provide basic needs of child, family problems and parental problems
such as substance abuse, mental health issues or marital problems.
As a result of these experiences, children placed in care often have
emotional and behavioral challenges. In addition, the foster families
often find it difficult to let go when a child returns home.
The rewards are plentiful! As a foster
family, you have the opportunity to make a difference in the life
of a child and provide a very necessary service to the community.
You will enhance your knowledge of child development, child care
needs and how to respond to them through work with a multi-disciplinary
team of professionals.
For more information please call:
(519) 576-0540 and ask for a Foster Care Recruitment Worker
or email us at foster.adoption@facswaterloo.org |
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