The Children’s Aid Society wants to make some changes.
A recent report done by the Ontario Association of the Children’s Aid Society has been released and recommends three main changes.
Executive Director Jeanette Lewis says the association believes that more needs to be done to improve the outcome for children.
Lewis says the three recommendations are long overdue.
They include better care for aboriginal children and families, the need for a strong public adoption system and asking for people to understand the need for youth to grow up in care.
Lewis says right now when a child is 18 they must leave care or their foster family and can only come back on an temporary agreement.
She says 18 is far too young and the children need to have support for a longer amount of time.
Executive Director of the Bruce County CAS Shawn Jolliffe says he totally agrees with the three recommendations made in the report.
Jolliffe says its very important to improve the needs of aboriginal children and give them not only money but the power and resources others families are given.
Jolliffe says the Bruce County facility deals with about 120 children in care – which is about 50 per cent of the number of active families they work with.
He adds of that group about 20 are between the ages of 18 and 21.
Lewis says it is important to be familiar with the benefits of adopting a child who is older because those are often very successful.