Topics:

  • What is foster care?
  • Types of foster care (short term, long term or emergency care)
  • Where do children identified for foster care come from?
  • Why do children come into the care of the Child Care Board?
  • Who is eligible to foster a child
  • Can prospective foster parents choose the child they wish to have?
  • Will a child be allowed to have contact with biological family while in a foster care placement?
  • What are the challenges a foster parent may encounter and the role of the Child Care Board during this time?
  • What is the process to foster a child?