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Foster Care

What Is Foster Care?

Fostering is caring for children who cannot live with their families. The goal is for the children to return home when their parents are able to care safely for them.

Fostering is a family opening its home and sharing its love, nurturing and caring for children who temporarily cannot live with their own families. It is a family helping others in its community. It’s a community service that has immense rewards for both the family and foster children. It is about helping children return to their own home or move to a new permanent home. Foster families also help children maintain contact with their own family and culture. 

Why are children placed in care?

Children come into care for a number of reasons such as:

  • A parent is unable to provide a safe home for the child
  • A parent is unable to provide the type of care the child needs
  • A parent dies without naming a guardian
  • A parent decides adoption is the best option for his or her child

Where can I learn more about fostering?

For more information on fostering in Yukon, please call us, there is link to our contact information below. You can also read our booklet entitled "Foster Parents Make a Difference". You can dowload it below, or call us for a copy. In addition, you can browse the links below, which provide you with information on the types of homes needed and support and training for foster families.

Family and Children’s Services providestraining for potential foster families and respite caregivers. The sessions will be held in Whitehorse, and are designed to help potential foster parents understand the needs of children placed in foster care, and help participants decide if fostering will fit for them and their family.

To learn more about the training sessions, or find out when our next training is scheduled, call Donna at 667-5692.

You will need Adobe Reader to view the foster care booklet. If you don't have the free Reader software installed on your computer, you can download it here.

Contact Information

For information on fostering in the Yukon,  or becoming a foster parent. Please contact your Regional Office.