We are seeking individuals who can care for children and:

• Who have patience, understanding, appreciation and love for children and youth;
• Who value the important roles, knowledge, and experience of children and youth;
• Who are knowledgeable and experienced with children’s needs and have a commitment to making a positive contribution to their lives;
• Who will maintain a stable, structured and positive home environment;
• Who have a willingness to participate in ongoing training opportunities to enhance and support their roles as caregivers;
• Who are willing to take an active role as part of a professional team working with children in care;
• Who value and actively participate in VACFSS’s Inclusive Foster Care policy that provides opportunities for children to remain connected with their cultural heritage and families;
• Who live within Metro Vancouver and have access to their community resources and services;
• Who have the physical space to accommodate a child.

Submit your contact information using the form at the top of this page. Once the form is submitted, a social worker will have a conversation with you about your interest in caregiving. This conversation can be a helpful first tool to assess yourself and your decision to continue the process of becoming a caregiver.

You will then be invited to an information session where the process of becoming a caregiver will be described on a visual or in-person platform with other applicants. We will have guest speakers , youth and caregivers who will present their lived experience.

Information sessions occur every second Tuesday of the month at 5:30pm virtually via Zoom.

At your request, and after attending an information session, an application package will be mailed to you to complete then return in person or mail to our office to begin processing. A resource file will be opened and our recruitment team will process the application; if successful, your application will move forward with a home study.

A social worker will commence the SAFE home study interviews with a number of sessions that will be arranged. Areas that will be discussed are: your history, personal characteristics, partner relationship, a conversation with everyone who lives in the home, addressing extended family relations, viewing the physical environment of your home and assessing general parenting styles and skill.

We offer a support system and expect our caregivers to work in partnership with VACFSS and our contracted partners. When a home study is completed, a recommendation to close the application or move forward as an approved caregiver is provided.