With the aim of providing emotional support to children and adolescents in adoption in the department of Atlántico, the Colombian Institute of Family Welfare (ICBF) seeks “Godparents at heart.”
With this strategy, the ICBF wishes to generate and strengthen emotional ties between children and adolescents who have suffered a break in parental ties and the adults who wish to join their lives as godparents and thus enable the emergence of a fraternal relationship between families of any type or marital status with them.
The ‘Godparents at heart‘They become a guide or mentor who accompanies them in the construction and development of their life projects. They can do this through different levels of involvement, such as visits to the institutions where they are located, daily outings, weekend outings and school vacations. Those who do so are not obliged to adopt the minor.
Some of the requirements for those who wish to apply are:
Family or single person; married, permanent partners, over 25 years old.
Not have a criminal record.
Have stable physical and mental health and psychological conditions.
Colombian or foreign resident, without judicial records.
Have time available to make contact once a week or once a month.
Interest in building healthy and safe bonds.
Ability to attend to and respect regulations and guidelines of the ICBF, institutions and substitute homes.
Those interested may submit their application to the email: [email protected] providing their basic information such as names, cell phone number and email, to begin the evaluation and preparation process.
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