The Current Situation of Children in Need of Social Care and the Foster Parent System

There are about 4,000 children in Tokyo who are unable to live with their families due to various circumstances such as child abuse, disease, divorce, and financial reasons.
The foster parent system is a system for children in which they are welcomed into families and brought up with love and understanding. If you are interested in the foster parent system, please feel free to contact the Foster Parent Consultation Dial.
There are various types of foster parents, including “adoptive foster parents” who aim to adopt children, and “foster families” who do not aim to adopt children, but welcome and bring up children in their own homes for a certain period of time.
No special qualifications or experience are required to become a foster parent. Foster parents are paid the necessary fees to nurture the children. Dual income working couples and people who are raising children can become foster parents.

Mascot “Satomin” to Raise Awareness on the Foster Parent System

Satomin will participate at the city events.
A mascot has been designed to learn about the foster parent system.

Foster Family Experience and Presentation

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Minato City hold Foster Family Experience and Presentation.
It enables to hear the experiences of real foster parents, including joys, wonders, difficulties, and struggles of raising children as foster families.

Date & time

11/2, 2 - 4 p.m

Place

Libra Hall, Minato Park Shibaura 1F

Fee

Free

Capacity

First 90 people

Application

Call below dial, 8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. by 10/24 for reservation.

Note

Sign language interpretation and childcare available for first 5 people with children from 4 months old to pre-school. Please notify when making a reservation.

Panel Exhibition

A panel exhibition will be held to introduce the foster parent system and the lives of foster families. It is held in October and November, which is the Foster Parents Month.
Everyone is welcome. Please stop by.

Place

Takanawa Library, Mita Library, Minato Park Shibaura

For details, visit the Minato City web.
https://www.city.minato.tokyo.jp/jidofukushi/lp.html

Minato City Character Satomin to Raise Awareness on the Foster Parent System