The Number of Patronage Families in Ukraine Has Reached 500

As of May 2025, 500 foster carers in Ukraine, together with their assistants, are taking care of almost a thousand children who for one reason or another cannot be with biological families.

Foster family. Photo: Ministry of Social Policy There are 20 foster families operating in the Mykolaiv region, which temporarily take care of 45 children left without parental care. As reported by the press service of the Ministry of Social Policy, three more families are in the process of training or have just completed it and will soon also be able to accept children. In Ukraine, as of May, the total number of foster families is 500, while at …