Foster Care
In East Central Alberta - Region 5, we are blessed with many foster parents that open their hearts and homes to child in need.
The CFSA meets with our foster parents regularly to ensure they are supported in their important work. To keep them abreast of foster care news, we've developed the Foster Parent Flyer.
Foster care is a unique situation of temporary family-based care to children who cannot remain in their own home due to child protection concerns or exceptional special needs.
The foster care program is based on the belief that a family is the best environment for raising a child. A foster family is a temporary family for a child whose birth family is unwilling or unable to assume full responsibility for the child. The goal of foster care is to return the child to his or her own family as soon as possible.
Sometimes, it is not possible for children to return to their families. In these situations, caseworkers will work with the child to develop a plan for them to live in the best permanent home possible; this could include living with a relative, private guardianship or adoption.
Links
Alberta Foster Parents Association
