Alternative Care & Resource Development
The Alternative Care and Resource Development Unit is responsible for assisting our member Agencies in planning, developing and implementing culturally appropriate resources to support children, families and communities.
Major Functions of Our Unit
- Collaborating with agencies to develop alternative care options for children and youth
- Processing foster parent appeals and agency foster home variances
- Assisting agencies with placement resources for children and youth
- Supporting agencies in promoting the recruitment and retention of caregivers
- Supporting agencies and communities in planning, developing and implementing customary care
Kinship Care
Kinship Care is rooted in traditional connectedness between children, caregivers and community.
Foster Care Appeals & Variances
A reconsideration of a child in care who has been removed from a foster home; or variances to foster home licences.
Customary Care
Customary Care is provided in a way that recognizes and reflects the unique customs of a community.
