Foster Home Support

Foster families are provided dedicated support and education to develop a deeper understanding of the children they care for, including after-hours consultation, crisis intervention, debriefing and mediation.

What Is the Service

• Supports foster parents in the challenging role of caring for a foster child
  • After-hours Consultation
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Debriefing
  • Mediation
  • Education & Training
• Since 1991
• Become A Caregiver

How to Access the Service

Referrals to this service are made through the Ministry of Children & Family Development

• Kelowna Office
  •  778-699-2272
  • 1340 Ellis St.

Community Resources

• Okanagan Foster Parents Association
  • Cyndee Sapiano, Central Okanagan Foster Parent Coordinator
  •  250-870-8991
  •  coksupport@okfosterparents.ca
• After Hours Support: Ministry of Children & Family Development
  •  1-800-663-9122
• Foster Now BC
• BC Federation of Foster Parents Associations
  •  1-800-663-9999
  • After Hours
    •  1-888-495-4440