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RA 10165 otherwise known as the Foster Care Act of 2012, is an act to strengthen and propagate foster care for abused, abandoned, neglected and other children with special needs, providing appropriations, therefore and for other purposes.
Foster Care refers to the provision of planned temporary substitute parental care to a child by a foster parent. It is an important step towards the child’s return and reintegration to his/her biological parents or placement with an adoptive family.
It is hereby declared the policy of the State to provide every child who is neglected, abused, surrendered, dependent, abandoned, under sociocultural difficulties, or with special needs with an alternative family that will provide love and care as well as opportunities for growth and development.
FOSTER CARE. WHAT IS FOSTER CARE? Alternative care arrangement wherein licensed foster parent/s provides a planned substitute parental care to a child. WHO MAY FOSTER A CHILD? Must be of legal age; Must be at least sixteen (16) years older than the child unless the foster parent is a relative;
Early Childhood Care and Development; Family Tracing and Reunification (FTR) Monitoring and Reporting; ISSO Referral & Service Monitoring Dashboard; Status of Approved Strategic Contributions of 27 CO-OBS; Adoption and Foster Care Services; Locations of DSWD Centers and Offices. Social Welfare Centers and Institutions; DSWD Offices
Foster care is a system in which a minor has been placed into a ward, group home ( residential child care community, treatment center, etc.), or private home of a state- certified caregiver, referred to as a "foster parent", or with a family member approved by the state.
KBF’s Foster Care Service provides temporary substitute family care for children-newborn to two years old-when their birth families cannot take care of them, either temporarily or permanently.
