Services for Children Independent Living & Families
Some of the programs and services presently offered to children and foster families are as follows:
Training & Support
- 24-hour support system by Resource Workers and/or Director
- Ongoing regular supervision by Resource Worker
- Immediate crisis intervention and/or support
- Independent Living – DSO, COTA, ODSP, Extended Care Maintenance (ECM)
- FASD Respite Services
- Regular respite – six weeks or more frequently if it is felt that additional support is
required - Regular vacation – three weeks per calendar year
- Natural family support system if deemed appropriate by all team members
- Ongoing Child and Youth Worker support and intervention as required
- Internal Drive Program
- Social events
- Appreciation dinners
- Support counselling
- Seasonal newsletter
- Annual Home Reviews – safety home checklist, fire drills
- Life Book / Sacred Bundle support
- Supervision of sibling visits along with access visits when applicable
- Summer and March Break Camp – View our Brochure
Regular Training Programs
- PRIDE
- F.A.S.D
- CPI
- First Aid
- CPR
- FFTA
- OARTY
- Separation and Loss
- Infant Development
- Early Childhood Development
- Car Seat Training
- Learning disability training
- Medication Awareness
- Independent Living Transition
- Sexual Abuse Awareness
- Attachment & Separation Anxiety
- ADHD Training Seminars
- Children’s Aid Society Association
- Child Welfare League of Canada
- Safeguards
- Sparrow Lake Alliance
- Hospital for Sick Children
- Sign Language training
- Behavioural Management Strategies
- Quarterly Support Group Meetings with guest speakers
- Special interest training
- Food and Nutrition – Canada’s Food Guide and Canada’s Native Food Guide
- Cultural Diversity
We offer tax free compensation, recreation programs, regular planned respite and vacation, opportunities for advanced training and professional development throughout your fostering career. Our extensive 24/7 support and case management provides our foster parents with the security of a strong team approach that helps the foster child reach their full potential.
You could be the answer to a child’s hope for a home.
Therapy
- Psychiatric consultations
- Psychological assessments and follow-up therapy where needed
- Determining needs of children and coordinating the services to provide on an ongoing basis or as required
- Anger management classes
- Speech and Language
- Play / Art Therapy / Theraplay
Recreation
- Annual trips – Wonderland, Wet and Wild, Bowling, Movies
- Annual Christmas Party
- Annual BBQ
- Registered Recreational programs in community – swimming, dance, soccer, drama
Camps
- Six week Summer Day Camp – View our Brochure
- 1 week March break camp
One week of summer overnight camp
A Child’s Oasis runs a six week Summer Day Camp and one week March Break program to foster children aged 5-12. Camp consists of weekly themes, crafts, outings, games, sports and once a week trips/ guest speaker. Opportunities for youth to receive their school community service hours can take place through volunteering at the camp.
Cultural Needs
- Meeting the diverse needs of children
- Race, ethnic, spiritual needs
- Linguistic needs
- Food & nutrition
- Religious options
- Baptism, first communion, confirmation
- Naming ceremony, pow wows, smudging, camp, elders/healers, Monday Cultural night
events, monthly children in-care programs