Overview
This service targets those children and young persons who, for some reason, cannot continue to live with their birth family but who cannot be accommodated within the current provision of out-of-home care because of the challenges they present. These challenges could be related to behaviour, health, disability, addictions, involvement in crime, education or anything else which makes it difficult to provide residential services for them.
What You'll Get
This service is offering a package of benefits, both financial and other, to encourage individuals and/or families to offer to accommodate one of these children and young persons within their own family environment. This is being done because of the recognition that, when they are living within a family environment, the vast majority of these children and young persons are better able to develop their potential. Part of the benefits offered by the service is the support to these individuals and/or families by social workers and other professionals who are involved in the lives of these children and young persons.
Eligibility
General eligibility criteria:
- Individuals and/or families to offer to accommodate one of these children and young persons within their own family environment.
Application Requirements
Should there be any individual or family who is interested in accommodating one of these children or young persons within their family environment, please contact the service either by telephone on 22959000, by e-mail on
[email protected].
