Would you like to become a support person for a child or young person? Are you considering foster parenting? Would your family like to be a support family or a short-term foster family? Children need your valuable help and, by helping others, you also help yourself.
Learn more about the different forms of support available to you
As a support person, you can be part of a child’s or young person’s life, bring them joy and, at the same time, offer the presence of a safe adult. You do not need to have any special skills or knowledge: being yourself is enough.
Could you offer a safe weekend once a month to a child from Helsinki who is in need of support? The City of Helsinki’s support family services are constantly looking for new support families.
Short-term foster families take care of children or young people when they have to be placed outside their home for a short period. A short-term foster family can be a family with one or two parents.
Foster parenting can be the beginning of a shared life-long journey. As a foster parent, you do not need any special skills, just the willingness and ability to lead a child-oriented life.
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