This explorative study of experiences of non- kinship foster parents in the Bahir dae Administration was carried out in order to gain an understanding about this particular group of parents and their subjectiveexperiences in relation to the care of their foster children. In order to achieve the objective of the study, phenomenological qualitative research design was emplo[ed. The data collection consisted of in depth interviews conducted with 12 non-kinship foster parents, with an established interview protocol. The interviews transcribed and assessed for emerging themes and commonalities and practices, benefits, challenges of fostering and - the family foster care practices starting from recruitment of families. Benefits of being foster parent including the family cohesiveness, social acceptance and psychological benefits are identified. The results show that the challenges facing foster parents are multifaceted and including the initial adjustment period child emotional pain, challenge interactions with biological parents, finances, training as well asrbehavioral challenges. The coping strategies to