Foster Care Application - Bruce Grey Child & Family Services

Take the step to become a foster parent! Find out whether fostering is right for you and your family. We continue to need, look for, and invite foster parents from all communities to ensure diverse, inclusive, and responsive services for children and youth!

If you are interested in fostering and would like to ask questions or learn more, please let us know how we can best reach you by filling in your contact information below.

Application and Approval Process

The fostering application process takes time and may be influenced by factors such as the applicant’s ability to possibly care for children with complex needs, siblings, and teens.

All foster parents must undergo two key components of the approval and training process:

Home visits by a Children’s Aid Society worker
Structured Analysis Family Evaluation (SAFE): This home study is a comprehensive assessment to determine your eligibility, suitability, and readiness to become a foster parent.
Parent Resources for information, Development, and Education (PRIDE): This mandatory provincial 27-hour training program is taken by all prospective foster parents in Ontario.

Assessing Foster Parents

All prospective foster parents will provide the following:

Police background and child welfare checks for all adults living in your home to ensure no history of child abuse or neglect
References from people who know you
Medical exam and reference from your doctor for everyone living in your home
Proof of ability to provide a safe, supportive, and secure living environment for children, including stable family income

Inquire to Become a Foster Parent with Bruce Grey Child and Family Services (BGCFS)

If you have any questions about this form or wish to inquire by phone, please call 519-371-4453 or toll free at 1-855-322-4453.

"*" indicates required fields

Primary Applicant (Person completing this inquiry)

First Name (Legal Name)*

Preferred Name

Last Name*

Former Names (Birth name, Alias)

Date of Birth*

Phone Number*

PO Box

Address*

Street Address Address Line 2 City ZIP / Postal Code

Secondary Applicant

First Name (Legal Name)

Preferred Name

Last Name

Former Names (Birth name, Alias)

Phone Number

PO Box

Address

Street Address Address Line 2 City ZIP / Postal Code

Consent

For all inquiries, our agency is required to assess a person’s child welfare history, and this history will be discussed with you in your inquiry follow up. Information located regarding your child welfare check will not be released until BGCFS staff have verified your identification.

Consent*

I am the applicant, aged 18 years or older, and I consent to BGCFS completing a child welfare record check with my name and date of birth to determine if I have child welfare history.

I am interested in (select all that apply):*

I am inquiring about providing foster care only

I am inquiring about providing foster care with an interest in providing long term permanency

I am interested in speaking to a worker about public adoption

Are there any other adults living in the home? (Aged 18 years or older)*

Yes

No

Are there any other children living in the home? (Under the age of 18)*

Yes

No

Confirmation*

I verify that the above information is correct and complete, and that this is my legal identity.

Application & Approval Process

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