Support to Family Care Network (STFC)
The Support to Family Care Network
- Provides mandatory training for foster parents, Out of Care/Kinship caregivers and contracted agency caregivers
- Establishes caregiver community groups in each area for peer support and mentoring opportunities
- Helps to strengthen retention of caregivers by offering relevant training to the communities served such as Safe Babies, Business Side of Fostering, and Grief and Loss
- Provides support during a protocol investigation, quality of care review or resolution of issues
- Where possible, helps to create locals for the Federation of BC Youth In Care Networks for youth in or from government care
The staff at the Support to Family Care Network work with the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD), Indigenous Child and Family Service Agencies (ICFSA) and First Nations Bands.
For more information please visit the Support to Family Care Network website
Who Is Eligible?
- All foster parents, out of care/kinship caregivers and contracted agency caregivers who care for babies, children and youth including those with support needs are eligible
- Caregivers for MCFD, Indigenous Child and Family Service Agencies (ICFSA) or First Nations bands within our service area are eligible.
Want to discuss this program?
Please contact us at adm@interiorcommunityservices.bc.ca for more information on this program.
