Sending or receiving mail or small packages can be an exciting event for a child in care. Foster parents are encouraged to assist a foster child in preparing correspondence to send to his or her family members or other prominent people in his or her life. Small things like a handwritten letter or colored picture are meaningful ways for a child to express his or her feelings for others he or she may be missing.

When mail arrives for a foster child, it should never be opened or read by anyone other than the addressee without his or her expressed permission. If you have concerns about the contents of mail received by the child, please share these with your case manager.

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