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Foster home is a household where orphaned, homeless, or delinquent children are placed for care by adoptive families or paid government employees. Foster home contains multiracial children between various ages who are unfortunate to have their own family due to harm, neglect or are orphaned. “Foster care is not an opportunity for employment but families choose to foster because of a concern for children and desire to contribute something special to their communities.” [1]
Specialized care
editLevels of Foster home
There are three level of foster homes; level one, provide care for about six children with multiple development needs and have some challenging behavior. Level two, is providing care for about three children with more complicated developments skills associated with complex health needs that interfere with his or her quality of social interaction. Level three, is maximum up to two children who need more advance daily care like "children with mental concerns, and those children who pose a risk to self and others."[2]
Compensation
Foster care is financially supported depending on the child and the level of the foster home. Financial help is provided for basic maintenance allowance which help cover day-to-day cost for the child.The foster parent in compensated for their skills depending on the level of foster parenting conducted for the child. Equipment’s, medical coverage and monthly reimbursements are also paid for in order for the child to get the best service possible. [3]
| Basic monthly rate to cover direct cost (per child) [4] | |
|---|---|
| Age 11 & under | $803.81/Month |
| Age 12 - 19 | $905.95/Month |
| Level One Specialized Care Payment – 2009 (per child) | |
| Age 11 & under | $458.02/ Month |
| Age 12 - 19 | $458.02/ Month |
| Level Two Specialized Care Payment – 2009 (per child) | |
| Age 11 & under | $1,140.40/ Month |
| Age 12 - 19 | $1,968.68/ Month |
| Level Three Specialized Care Payment – 2009 (per child) | |
| Age 11 & under | $1,816.66/ Month |
| Age 12 - 19 | $1,816.66/ Month |
Canada
editStatistics
For the first time census Canada provided at wide spread of how many children and youths are being removed from their families. according to the national posts article written by Sharon Kirkey of the Postmedia News stated that "the majority of foster children – 29,590, or about 62 per cent were aged 14 and under." [5] In 2007/2008 more than "27,816 children were in the care of a Children’s Aid Society for protection from child abuse and neglect." [6]
Facilities and Organizations
The placement of child is usually taken care through a government social agency. Children’s Aid society’s, main goal is to find children who are facing harm or have faced harm in their household by family member’s or relatives and to rescues them to safety. Children’s Aid Society Canada has provincial legislation's to apprehend any children who are faced with risks and to places them in safety. [7] There are many facilities and organizations that help unfortunate children without families or have been faced with harm by the families into a home that is child friendly where they can feel safe with others like them. "Homes for Kids is a program that enables several agencies to work together to promote a strong and unified message across several regions about the need for safe homes for children." [8] Home for kids is an organization that operates under The Child and Family Service Act to help effected children find the right foster home or an suitable adoptive family.
- ^ "Foster". Government of Biritish Columbia. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "Levels of care". Government of B.C. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Financial Support". Alberta Human Services. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Specialized Care". Goverment of B.C. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ Kirkey, Sharon (September 19, 2012). "Statistics". Census 2011: Canada’s foster children counted for first time. No. Child Welfare. National Post. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "Report on Children in Care Across Ontario". The Children's Aid Society of Haldimand and Norfolk. Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Commencing Child Protection Proceedings". Ontario.ca/laws/statute. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Foster a child, change a life". Home for Kids. Retrieved 17 October 2015.