On April 11, 2018, at the Zajezdnia History Center in Wrocław, we organized a Polish National Scientific Conference for the Development of Foster Parenting "Family foster care in the perspective of the 21st century -  opportunities, threats, support ”.

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The aim of the conference was  meeting and dialogue of various communities dealing with foster care - researchers, educators, practitioners. This meeting was an occasion  to know and diagnose emerging problems  in the area of family foster care.

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The addressees of the Conference were representatives of the world of science: sociologists, social politicians, economists, educators, specialists in the field of working with children, government representatives (Ministry of the Family,  Labor and Social Policy, Ombudsman for Children), local governments (Lower Silesian Voivodship Office, Wrocław City Hall, poviat starosts and organizers of foster care), representatives of the judiciary, foster parents, non-governmental organizations,

including members of the Coalition  for Family Foster Care, candidates for foster families and other people related to and / or interested in the topic of foster parenting development, including various specialists.