The highly critical role you're taking on as a foster parent is life changing for a child in need of a nurturing home and loving family. To assist you in providing a healthy foundation for the child you take in, Children's Aid and Family Services offers the following support:

• A monthly stipend and medical coverage for the child, as well as financial assistance for clothing
• A developmental assessment by a nurse, who will be one of the primary sources of support
• The in-home Early Intervention Program, in which foster parents participate in physical, occupational and speech therapy with the child
• Case management that provides comprehensive, individualized support to foster parents. Case workers are the link between the foster parents, the birth family, and the Division of Youth and Family Services
• Referral to support services, as needed
• Ongoing monthly foster parenting training