Two-day workshop on Foster Care, first of its kind after the implementation of the long awaited Integrated Child Protection Services (ICPS) in the country, was organized by BOSCO, Bangalore, on 28 & 29 September at NBCLC (Bangalore). The workshop was attended by practitioners, academicians and the other stakeholders from 15 States. Discussions and input sessions were carried out on the various dimensions of the foster care and finally arriving at procedures and protocols that can be tried out for the country. The workshop was inaugurated by Ms. Shasikala Shetty (Director ICPS) and was presided over by Ms. Neena Nayak (Member, National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights) who in her presidential address stressed the need for clearer rules and regulations to be put in place at the earliest as hundreds of children are longing for a family-based care in this country. It was followed by short presentations and panel discussions on existing laws. All the panelists as well as the participants were unanimous on calling for some proactive laws that will support the child`s need for a family based care. On the second day the various existing models on foster care catering to various categories of children including foster care for children in conflict with law and HIV affected children were presented and best practices were identified. Task forces were formed within the participants of the workshop to have deeper look into the existing practices and come out with a model that suits the children of our country. Children who have been placed in foster care came forward to share their experiences of living several years in the institutions, and the changes and differences they encounter as well as cherish while living with a family or in groups with their friends. Similarly, three mothers who foster children shared their experiences. It was evident in their sharing that it is possible to foster a child and that what the country today requires is more people coming forward to foster children and thereby remove the stigma attached to foster care. At the valedictory function, children who are in foster care homes put up various programmes and entertained the guests and participants with their gifts and talents developed due to their contact with their foster families. The participants left the venue with a determination to play active roles in policy changes and practices so that our country can have something specific to offer to the children who long for family based care.