Become a kinship or foster caregiver and provide a safe, loving home for children and youth.
Become a caregiver
Foster caregivers
Foster caregivers can be single or have a partner, be already raising their own families, have no children, or be retirees whose children have grown and left home.
Kinship caregivers
Kinship caregivers must have a family relationship or significant connection to the child – for example, grandparent, aunt or close family friend.
Current caregivers
Caregivers provide vulnerable children and youth with the stability they need to develop a good foundation for the future.
Supports for caregivers
Initiatives strengthening the caregiver community include:
- increased caregiver rates by more than 6% since 2024
- five one-hour counselling sessions per year (foster caregivers)
- a refer-a-foster caregiver benefit program when you refer a new person and their home becomes licensed
- more supports for foster caregivers who care for young adults as they transition out of care
Spread the word
Download and share the posters below about the Just Like You campaign.
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