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    This campaign brings to life stories of the young men and women who have been in care of a CAS. It also features foster and adoptive parents and CAS workers who have dedicated their lives to supporting children in their communities. To learn more and tell your story, please click here.
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Tea 

CAS of Approximately 150 foster parents boarded the HMS Children’s Aid for the 8th Annual Foster Parent Tea.  The Franciscan Church of St. Bonaventure was transformed into a luxury liner setting sail on a world cruise celebrating the diversity of our fostering community, our agency and our children.(more…)

Celebrating Dana Giovannetti, Homes for Kids Scholarship Recipient

Posted by catherine on October 22nd, 2007

For the past four years Homes For Kids has awarded a scholarship to a youth who plays an essential role in a fostering family. They are often the first people that a child coming into care connects with. They are friends, role models and mentors. Children who are members of a fostering family play a pivotal role in the well-being and development of children in care.

This year we are pleased to have awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Dana Giovannetti. In Dana’s scholarship application she wrote about being part of a foster family. Here is her story. (more…)

FOSTER CARE

Posted by admin on February 27th, 2007

Foster care is looking after a child in your home on a temporary basis. Foster children stay in a foster home for days, weeks, months and sometimes longer.

While there are many reasons why children and youth may need to come into the care of the Society, many have experienced neglect, various forms of abuse, or parental issues such as substance abuse, domestic violence or mental health issues. (more…)

APPLYING TO BECOME A FOSTER FAMILY

Posted by admin on February 11th, 2007

If you are interested in learning more about becoming a foster parent,  simply call our Foster Care Intake Unit at 416-924-4640, extension 3513.  You can e-mail us at fostering@TorontoCAS.ca.

The Children’s Aid Society of Toronto welcomes applications to foster from the LGBT community. 

For a Step by Step Guide to our application process please click here.

WE FULLY SUPPORT FOSTER FAMILIES

Posted by admin on February 11th, 2007

You don’t foster alone. There are many team members who will support your role as a foster parent.

A resource worker will help you develop in your role as a foster parent.

Placement support workers are ready to work with you and your foster child to help make the placement a successful one for both of you.

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DO YOU HAVE THESE QUALIFICATIONS

Posted by admin on February 11th, 2007
  • The availability and flexibility to meet a child or youth’s individual needs.
  • The ability to work as a member of a team.
  • The ability to embrace and support children and families from diverse religious, cultural and racial backgrounds.
  • The ability to understand a child’s individual development.
  • When fostering children under the age of five, it is required that the primary caregiver be at home.
  • Working foster parents require work flexibility and a secondary caregiver to be available for emergencies, school breaks, meetings etc.