Children and youth 16 years and under and their families
Fees
Free
Languages
English
Area(s) Served
Greater Sudbury and Manitoulin
Accessibility
Wheelchair Accessible
Description of Services:
Provides and facilitates the placement of children into alternate homes
Alternate Care
offers information, an application package, support and training to individuals considering fostering a child/youth
offers approved alternate/kinship caregivers a support worker who assists with the fostering role and responsibilities while recognizing that the child/youth is their primary client
Kinship Care
works with the child/youth's immediate and extended family and the community to establish a permanent home for a child/youth in care
assesses the prospective family or community caregivers through the completion of criminal and agency background checks, personal interviews, and an assessment of the home and family