For the girls already in our services who need it, a Gwen's Girls foster care placement maintains the continuity of care as defined by their individual needs and pathway plan. For girls who are new to Gwen's Girls, our expertise in providing comprehensive, gender-specific services and support will be applied to the realities of foster care. Our knowledge of each girl's unique history, strengths, weaknesses and needs, will serve to ensure a successful foster care experience. Gwen's Girls also accepts boys into our Foster Care Program if they are part of a sibling group that includes a girl.
Our Foster Care Program offers caring, committed families an opportunity to open their homes to children in need and to offer both the children and their birth families a new understanding of family life. Gwen's Girls coordinates all services with the placing agency, foster family, birth family and other service providers to meet the child's needs in an encouraging environment.
The objectives of our Foster Care Program are:
- Coordinate the best match between a child and a foster family based on culture, community/family ties and meeting the child's individual needs
- Support and facilitate efforts in achieving a permanency goal for each child through a collaborative effort involving the placing agency, birth family, foster family and other service providers
- Provide foster families with ongoing support through training and bi-weekly home visits
- Work cooperatively with foster families to ensure safe home environments for children that promote physical, emotional and spiritual well-being
- Provide children with the foundation and tools to maintain healthy relationships and positive pathways
Learn more about becoming a foster parent.
