Edmonton is currently facing a decline in foster care homes as long-term caregivers transition to new phases in their lives.
We are in need of more homes so that children can have the best chance at success down the road as their families are faced with hard challenges.
We are looking for LoveStrong families to make a meaningful impact on a child’s life by providing them the stability as they (and their family) navigate through difficult times.
Fostering a child means offering a loving, temporary home for a child in need of a safe and caring environment due to circumstances like safety concerns or family issues. Foster parents provide stability and support while the child’s long-term future is decided. The main goal is usually to reunite the child with their biological family, but it can also lead to adoption, private guardianship or independent living. Foster parents play a vital role in nurturing the child’s growth and emotional well-being.
Fostering a child is incredibly important to strengthening the community. Fostering promotes compassion, stability and resilience, while also encouraging others to get involved and support children in need.
Fostering a child creates deep connections through daily interactions and shared experiences, building mutual trust and understanding. The nurturing environment allows both the child and the foster parent to build a lasting bond.
Fostering a child supports the neighbourhood by strengthening the community's social fabric, as it demonstrates a collective commitment to caring for its most vulnerable members. It enhances the overall well-being of the area by ensuring children have stable, nurturing homes, which can lead to better educational outcomes.
Fostering a child helps everyone involved grow by fostering empathy, patience, and resilience in both the child and the foster family. The child gains a supportive environment to develop emotionally and academically, while the foster parents enrich their understanding and compassion. This shared journey of growth and learning cultivates relationships and a deeper sense of community.
Fostering a child strengthens everyone by building resilience in both the child and the foster family. The process cultivates a supportive and nurturing environment, which helps the child heal and thrive while reinforcing the foster parents' sense of purpose and empathy. This mutual empowerment creates a more robust and compassionate community, benefitting all involved.
Fostering a child creates stability by providing a consistent and nurturing home environment where the child can feel safe and secure. Additionally, the foster family offers ongoing support and guidance, helping to establish routines and a sense of normalcy that is crucial for the child’s development.
Fostering a child gives purpose by allowing foster parents to make a tangible, positive impact on a young life, offering them guidance. The act of providing a nurturing and supportive environment fulfills a profound need, creating a sense of accomplishment and fulfillment. This shared journey not only transforms the child's life but also enriches the foster family's, instilling a deeper sense of purpose.
Fostering a child may not be for everyone, but it can be for anyone.
The truth is, fostering is hard work. There is extensive paperwork, home visits, provincial regulations, and cultural considerations. There is trauma and there is dysfunction. That being said, time and time again we hear from our caregivers that their desire to impact change overrides these concerns. They say that the children in foster care are great teachers as long as you’re open to learning. They say that you often grow along with them. The connection is real and it’s beautiful.
Being a foster parent requires more than just a big heart. It requires vulnerability, fortitude, strength, and compassion. Along with these traits it requires stability.
When a child enters your home, you are bringing them into an environment where they can thrive. A foster family is required to:
