Cruz Roja - A Coruña, Galicia, España
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N 43° 22.517 W 008° 24.050
29T E 548538 N 4802665
With Xunta de Galicia and Red Cross in this building offers home in solidarity to children.
Waymark Code: WM144R0
Location: Galicia, Spain
Date Posted: 04/14/2021
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They offer their home in solidarity to children and adolescents under a protection measure and their mission is to provide them with the care, security, education and affection they need while resolving the circumstances that prevent them from living with their family.
What families can be welcoming?
Any person, marriage or de facto couple, with or without children, of any social condition, ideology or belief. The profile of foster families is very varied, the most important being the commitment to children. Willingness to accommodate and have the necessary capacity to meet the physical, psychological, affective and social needs of boys and girls is required.
What requirements do we have to meet to be welcoming? It is important to be very clear about the differences with adoption, to accept and respect the characteristics of children as well as those of their families, to be willing to facilitate the child's relationship with his or her family of origin. Have the necessary capacity to meet the needs of boys and girls, and emotional stability is essential. High doses of solidarity, commitment and ability to collaborate are necessary qualities in the hosts. The process for hosting?
The people who offer themselves for foster care go through a process of assessment-reflection and training on this decision, until they become a foster family: see the web for details (
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