Honouring National Foster Family Appreciation Week
From October 19-23, we recognize National Foster Family Appreciation Week, a time to celebrate the foster caregivers who provide care, stability, and support to children and youth in care. Foster care provides a safe, temporary family setting when children and youth cannot remain with their primary caregivers. Foster caregivers do much more than provide a home. They help children and youth maintain important connections to family, culture, identity and community, and can play an important role in supporting reunification whenever possible. At CAST, we are grateful for the individuals and families who open their homes to children and youth and provide the encouragement, consistency, and care that can make a lasting difference in a young person’s life.
Recognizing Foster Caregiver Milestones
This week, we are proud to recognize foster caregivers who are celebrating significant service milestones with our Agency:
- 3 caregivers – 5 years
- 2 caregivers – 15 years
- 1 caregiver – 20 years
- 4 caregivers – 25 years
- 1 caregiver – 35 years
- 1 caregiver – 40 years
Together, these caregivers represent more than 200 years of service supporting children, youth, and families. We thank them for their dedication and for the many ways they have positively impacted the lives of children and youth.
Learn More About Becoming a Foster Caregiver
There continues to be a need for foster caregivers across Toronto. Children and youth benefit from caring adults who can provide temporary homes while helping them maintain connections to their families, cultures, identities, and communities.
We are particularly looking for caregivers who can:
- Care for sibling groups
- Support older children and teens
- Care for children and youth with complex needs
- Help children and youth maintain important cultural, community, and identity connections
To learn more about becoming a foster caregiver with CAST, visit our Foster Care webpage and explore the resources available for prospective caregivers.
Learn more: https://www.torontocas.ca/programs/foster-care/
Join Our Upcoming Information Session
Interested in learning more about foster caregiving? Join our upcoming Virtual Foster Caregiver Information Session:
Thursday, October 29, 2026
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Online via Zoom
Participants will learn more about foster caregiving, the supports available through CAST, and have an opportunity to ask questions.
Register here: October 29 – Virtual Foster Caregiver Info Session 101 – CAS of Toronto
Our Thanks
National Foster Family Appreciation Week is also an opportunity to recognize the staff who support foster caregivers throughout the year. Through training, resource coordination, ongoing guidance, and day-to-day collaboration, staff help ensure foster caregivers have the support they need to provide care for children and youth.
To our foster caregivers, members of the Foster Parent Association, and staff: thank you for your commitment, compassion, and partnership. Your contributions help children and youth feel supported, connected, and cared for every day.
