NEWS & EVENTS
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FosterLink Information Session at Islamic Society of Markham
We are thrilled to announce that in collaboration with Islamic Society of Markham and Maple Star services, we are delivering our next information seminar and foster care orientation on the 7th of July, 2018. This event will address foster care and the eligibility...
read moreMuslim Link Feature
In their article, Muslim Link explores the dimensions of the past, present and future of FosterLink. You can find detailed insight on how FosterLink came to life and its relationship with Children’s Aid Societies and private fostering agencies in the feature....
read moreWhy it is Important for Muslim Foster Children to Have Muslim Foster Families
A child’s transition from their birth home to foster care is traumatic as is. It is ideal to minimize its difficulty by ensuring that they are allocated homes with familiar and healthy environments and values. A child’s stable sense of identity helps them feel home,...
read moreWHAT WE DO?
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HELP MERCY MISSION DELIVER FOSTERING SERVICES
Help Mercy Mission Support Foster Caregivers
BEING A FOSTER CAREGIVER OR VOLUNTEER
There are several ways you can help foster children:
- Becoming a dedicated foster caregiver by providing a caring home for a vulnerable child
- Giving some time to be a relief caregiver by giving a full-time caregiver a break by taking in children for a weekend every few month.
- Mentoring a foster child or teenager by helping them with their homework, taking them to the mosque or teaching them Quran.
- Organizing a community barbeque and invite foster children and their caregivers
- Be a volunteer driver to take children to appointments or pick up groceries