MCYS - The Fostering Scheme
If you can nurture the growth of foster children by providing for them a stable and loving home, call the Volunteer and Fostering Service at 6354.8799, or visit www.mcys.gov.sg/fostering to find out more.
The Fostering Scheme
Children who are registered with MCYS’ Fostering Scheme are usually children whose parents / guardians are in ill-health and unable to look after them, or children who have been abandoned, neglected or ill-treated by their parents / guardians.
The Fostering Scheme serves as an alternative care arrangement for children in need of a conducive home environment. It is usually a short-term arrangement to meet the emergency care needs of a child.
In some cases, it may become a long-term care arrangement if the parents / guardians are unable to work out suitable care arrangements for their children.
Criteria to be foster parents
- must be residents of Singapore;
- preferably married;
- at least 25 years old; and
- must be medically fit to care for children
Foster parents must also not be recipients of the Public Assistance Scheme and the family must not be dependent on the fostering allowance as a main source of income.
Widows, single women and couples without children who are interested in becoming foster parents may also be considered on a case-by-case basis.
For Application / More Information
Interested applicants for The Fostering Scheme or those who would like more information can:
- Call us at our toll-free telephone number 1800-777 0000 (wef 1 August 2009)
- Call our enquiry line : 6354-8799
- Login to www.mcys.gov.sg/fostering for the application form \