Foster Care

JF&CS is urging you to find room in your home and your heart for a child who desperately needs support and shelter.

We typically have between 80 and 100 Jewish children in our care at any given time. As the only government-mandated Jewish Children's Aid Society in Canada, our Foster Care program provides a supportive atmosphere for Jewish children who are separated from their families.
These children and youth, ranging in age from newborn to 16, may come into our care on a planned or emergency basis and may require short or long-term care.

Typically, our "kids in care" are:
  • victims of abuse, neglect or family breakdown
  • children with physical or developmental challenges
  • children whose parents are not able to care for them
  • troubled teens in need of alternative living arrangements when they cannot live at home

Unfortunately, we face an ongoing struggle to place children in Jewish homes.

We welcome Jewish foster parents* of all levels of religious observance across the GTA. It is our hope that together, we can explore if fostering is right for you and if this is the right time for your family to become involved, but we believe you need more
information before you consider taking on this very important role.

To learn more, please contact the JF&CS Intake Department at 416.638.7800. Per diem costs and training will be provided

*One parent per home must be Jewish. Single parent homes and LGBTQ homes are welcome.