Family Foster Care for Children and Young People
Family Foster Care for Children and Young People is a social service provided by AIPAR, under a cooperation agreement signed on November 4, 2022, with the Social Security Institute, I.P.
It is a temporary protective and promotional measure, which serves as a priority alternative to residential care. It consists of integrating a child or young person at risk into a stable family environment whenever separation from their family of origin is determined.
URGENT: There are children and young people in need of foster families!
How to become a foster family?
Who can be welcomed?
→ Children or young people between 0 and 18 years old (priority given to children up to 6 years of age);
→ With a Family Foster Care measure applied by the CPCJ (Commission for the Protection of Children and Young People) or the court;
→ Possibility of fostering siblings.
WHO CAN WELCOME?
→ A single person or two people who are married or living together in a de facto union for more than 2 years;
→ Two or more people linked by kinship ties and who live together in the same household;
→ People who are not candidates for adoption and who do not have kinship ties with the child or young person;
→ People over 25 years of age (if it is a couple, this only applies to one of the members).
more information
+351 966 683 137
* Cost equivalent to a call to a national mobile network
+351 966 683 191
* Cost equivalent to a call to a national mobile network
+351 289 865 891
* Cost equivalent to a call to a national landline.
Family foster care is of utmost importance, as it offers children and young people the opportunity to establish a secure attachment and enjoy affection, attention, and care tailored to their specific needs, in order to promote the positive development of self-image and interpersonal relationships.
Relevant Documents
Decree Law No. 139/2019
Practical Guide – Family Foster Care
Ordinance No. 278 A – 2020
Law No. 147/99
Internal Regulation
Cooperation Agreement
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