Avon Family Foster Services

Foster Care

Supports For Foster Parents

What Sets Us Apart

At Avon Family Foster Services, our Foster Parents provide foster children with a temporary, supportive and stable environment during a time of need.

The goal of foster parenting is to provide children and youth with a short-term setting that supports their well-being, encourages their growth and nurtures their identities. While the legal responsibility for the child or youth remains in the care of the child's legal guardian. Foster Parents play an important role in a child or youth’s daily life.

Foster Parents receive a variety of supports to help them nurture and care for a child or youth who lives in their home.

At the Avon Family Foster Services (AFFS), our Foster Parents receive a personalized plan for continued training and support. We recognize the importance and benefits of ongoing learning to enhance their knowledge and expand their skill sets.

Foster Parents also have access to:

24/7 support services
Daily, non-taxable reimbursement for children and youth including cost of food and groceries, clothing and personal care items, recreation and transportation
Coverage of child or youth’s health and dental costs
Relief/respite coverage

If you are interested in becoming a Foster Parent, please call or email us to learn more.

David.macdonald@avonfamilyfosterservices.net or call (519) 273-273-3623

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Application and Approval Process

The fostering application and approval process takes time and involves assessment and training. To begin the process of becoming a Foster Parent, the first step is to give us a call or email us at:

david.macdonald@avonfamilyfoster.net or call us at (519) 273-3623

Who are Foster Parents?

Foster Parents come from a variety of backgrounds and can be single, living common law, married and with or without kids. They range in identities across race, culture, religion/creed, gender and sexual orientation to ensure diverse, inclusive and responsive care for a child or youth.

Pride Pre-Service Training

Foster parents at Avon Family Foster Services are trained under PRIDE which is Ontario's standardized training curriculum for Foster applicant. This is mandatory 27-hour training that applicants are required to complete as part of the assessment and approval process.

Safe Home Study Process

Foster Parents at Avon Family Foster Services must complete SAFE (Structured Analysis Family Evaluation) home study which is a comprehensive assessment to determine the eligibility , suitability and readiness for all Foster applicants.