Extended Family Program
Provides information about the extended family program. Under the program, parents who are temporarily unable to care for their children can ask to have their children placed in the care of family or friends, instead of having them go into foster care.
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- produced by
- Legal Aid BC
- produced in
- 2014
- last reviewed
- March 2021 i Last date reviewed by a qualified expert to ensure content up-to-date. See "Tips" in Clicklaw content criteria (bottom of pageside menu) for details.
- resource type
- basics
- tags
- Aboriginal Legal Aid in BC website, Aboriginal families, Aboriginal child protection, extended family program, delegated Aboriginal agencies, Ministry of Children and Family Development, grandparents & other relatives, grandparents raising grandchildren, Aboriginal parent, Legal Aid BC, dealing with government agencies, Indigenous families, Indigenous communities
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