Would you like to become a "foster parent"?

Foster parents welcome children who cannot live in their parents' home as members of the family and raise them in the foster home with warm affection.
Yokohama City promotes children in need of social care so that each and every one of them can live in a homely atmosphere.

・・・ Fiscal 2021 Foster Parent Awareness Video (15-second version) (external site)
・・・ Fiscal 2022 foster parent awareness video (120 seconds version) (external site)

・・・Foster Parent System Leaflet (PDF: 1,405KB)

The Children's Charter states, "All elementary school studenｔ is brought up at home with the right affection, knowledge and skills, and elementary school studenｔ, which is not blessed, will have an alternative environment." Article 2 of the Child Welfare Law stipulates that "the national and local governments, together with parents of elementary school studenｔ, have the responsibility to foster healthy elementary school studenｔ both physically and mentally."
The nursing environment system prepared by society is called social care, and the foster parent system is also a "system for children" that is positioned as one of these social care systems.

For example,
・Raise infants and elementary school students until their parents can raise them.
・Raise junior and senior high school students who cannot live at their parents until independence (18 years old or high school graduation).
・We raise baby/infant temporarily protected by children's guidance office for several days.
※During child care, living expenses, medical expenses, school expenses, etc. are paid according to the age of the child being raised.

・・・What is Foster Parent System?

For inquiries about the foster parent system, please contact children's guidance office, which has jurisdiction over your ward!

○Central children's guidance office (for those who live in Tsurumi Ward, Kanagawa Ward, Nishi Ward, Naka Ward, Minami Ward)
3-44-2 Urafunecho, Minami-ku, Tokyo TEL: 260-6510、FAX： 262-4155

○Western children's guidance office (in Hodogaya Ward, Asahi Ward, Izumi Ward, Seya Ward)
5-10 Kawabecho, Hodogaya-ku, Hodogaya-ku, Japan TEL: 331-5471、FAX： 333-6082

○Southern children's guidance office (those who live in Konan Ward, Isogo Ward, Kanazawa Ward, Totsuka Ward, Sakae Ward)
3-18-29 Yokkodai, Isogo-ku, TEL: 831-4735、FAX： 833-9828

○Northern children's guidance office (in Kohoku Ward, Midori Ward, Aoba Ward, Tsuzuki Ward  )
32-1 Chigasaki Chuo, Tsuzuki-ku, Tokyo TEL: 948-2441、FAX： 948-2452

When elementary school studenｔ is entrusted to a foster parent, the period varies depending on the situation of the parent, but there are long-term care (including marriage) and short-term care.
In the case of long-term care, the elementary school studenｔ reaches the age of 18, and in the case of short-term care, it may last several weeks to several years due to the circumstances of their parents.

If you wish to have a special adoption, you will need to be certified by your couple.
In the case of foster parents, it is not possible to become foster parents because they are single or same-sex couples. Make sure that they meet the requirements for stabilization of life and the ability to properly raise children, such as "Is it possible to raise children and maintain their livelihood" and "Do you have knowledge and experience in raising children" Judge after.

Since the child care period can be long, it is necessary to consider that point.
In addition, in the case of a foster parent, we believe that an age difference that is not unnatural as a parent and child is desirable.

The cost of living in elementary school studenｔ and medical expenses will be paid, but it is desirable to have enough room to live even if the number of children increases.

There are no particular requirement, but it is desirable to have a living space where children can live comfortably.
Depending on the age of the commissioned elementary school studenｔ, it is necessary to prepare a dedicated room.

It takes about one year.
During that time, you will receive training and practical training, and acquire knowledge and attitudes as foster parents.
After an interview and investigation by children's guidance office, The Mayor of Yokohama will approve foster parent certification after approval by the Yokohama City Child Welfare Council Foster Parent Group.