Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there's three key areas that we're looking at and that could be brought in a number of phases, but until we get approval to proceed, at this time it's a plan that we'd like to see go forward, but we have to get the necessary funding. One is to look at standardizing what we consider the age of the child as they proceed or progress through a foster family process. The second is looking at the daily basis or rates that are needed. In fact, for example, right now in the foster family situation as a foster family deals with a child they would deal with a worker who would categorize if the child needed special care and that would change the way the funding is flowed to that family. That's almost a case-by-case, an individual worker doing the definition of what is needed. We plan to standardize that and come up with one rate across the board. There's work that needs to continue to be done in this area. We feel it's important enough to have included in going forward. Hopefully we can see that addressed in the near future. Thank you.
Floyd Roland on Question 279-15(5): Support For Foster Families
In the Legislative Assembly on February 9th, 2007. See this statement in context.
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Question 279-15(5): Support For Foster Families
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 8th, 2007
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