Become a foster family

Open doors and hearts

You can become a foster family regardless of your lifestyle. Whether as a single person, as a couple, patchwork or same-sex couples, whether with or without own children or already close to retirement age.

As a foster family, you take in children and adolescents (0-18 years) who cannot grow up with their biological parents temporarily or for a longer period of time. They provide you with a safe place and create an atmosphere in which children can take developmental steps and young people can regain stability. They help to develop future perspectives.

For this demanding task, we require a great deal of commitment and enjoyment. This requires empathy, openness and goodwill, but also clarity and willingness to engage with your counterpart and their individual life situation.

This requires your stability in many areas of your life. All members of the prospective foster family must agree to take in a foster child.

Contact:
Phone +41 61 260 83 80
zpk@familea.ch

Your way to foster care

As a first step, we will invite you to an information event and then come to your home for a personal consultation.

At the information event, you will receive information about the foster child system, possible forms of foster care, rights and obligations, compensation and the forms of accompaniment of the ZPK as a specialized foster family.

In the subsequent personal initial meeting, we address your specific questions.

Information events for interested foster families 2024

In the information event you will receive initial information on the subject of foster care

How do I become a foster family (requirements, approval procedure, recognition procedure, exclusion criteria)?
Permanent placements, discharge or short-term placements; what does that actually mean?
What can I expect in everyday life as a foster family?
How will I be supported as a foster family by the Center for Foster Children?

Are you prevented from attending on the possible dates or do you have any further questions? Then we are pleased about your Contact.

Dates & Registration

Registration Info Event ZPK - One Column

Salutation

Ms.

Mr.

Divers

First / last name

Canton of residence

E-mail

Phone

Select date

Tuesday, 16.04.24
18.00-20.00 (online)

Saturday, 01.06.24
09.00-11.00 a.m.

Thursday, 22.08.24
18.00-20.00

Saturday, 19.10.24
09.00-11.00 a.m.

Inform me about further dates

I would like to receive a copy of this application

Our support for foster parents

You can already rely on us during the recording process:

Accompaniment in the decision-making process to become a foster family

Specific training modules in several basic courses focusing on the following topics

Access to an extensive library of specialized topics for foster families and foster children

Likewise, we are here for you and offer support services if you are accepted into our pool after receiving foster placement approval and are waiting for your first foster child.

Accompaniment of the placement process and at the get-to-know-you meeting

Advice in the decision making process

Counseling and coaching of the foster relationship through regular telephone calls and home visits depending on the mode of accompaniment with a fixed specialist. She offers assistance with pedagogical questions and reflects with you observations regarding the foster child. If necessary, you will receive support in administrative procedures with the authorities.

Moderated foster parent groups for regular exchange with other foster families. In addition to informal exchange, the meetings offer foster families the opportunity to reflect on their own foster care relationship and their own role.

Follow-up after return to parents of origin, withdrawal or termination of a foster relationship

Suitability clarification

Foster families need a permit to take in a foster child. In the admission process, prospective foster families provide information about their motivation to become foster parents, as well as about their basic values and worldview. Information on health, finances and reputation is also requested. Families living in Basel City are checked for their suitability by the Youth Welfare Office and receive a corresponding order. Families from Baselland go through this process via the Center for Foster Children in cooperation with the KESB of your place of residence, from which you will receive the foster placement permit in the last step.

Open doors and hearts