A Continuum of Care in the Best Interest of the Child
Foster Care India promotes family preservation, kinship foster care, non-kinship foster care, adoption, and aftercare as best practices for children in need of care and protection. We believe in a continuum of care that puts the well-being of each child first.
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Family Preservation
Strengthening families so children can remain safely with their own parents and communities whenever possible.
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Kinship Foster Care
Supporting care within the extended family or close community when a child cannot remain with parents.
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Non-Kinship Foster Care
Placing children with trained foster families who provide stable, loving homes as an alternative to institutions.
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Adoption
Facilitating adoption pathways that connect children with permanent, supportive families.
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Aftercare
Providing ongoing guidance and support for older children as they transition toward independent adulthood.
Advocacy, Capacity Building, Research, and Direct Practice
Our work combines on-the-ground practice with broader efforts to change how child protection is understood in India.
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Advocacy
Promoting family-based care as the standard response for children in need of protection.
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Capacity Building
Equipping caregivers and partners with the skills needed to support children well.
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Research
Studying what works so that decisions about care are informed by evidence.
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Direct Practice
Working alongside families and communities in Udaipur and beyond.
Read Our Manifesto for Family-Based Care in India
Launched in 2015, the Manifesto calls on stakeholders across India to back every child's right to a family.
Read the Manifesto