When a child or young person comes into the care of the authority there are a number of possible options for where they will live. If it is not considered safe for a child or young person to remain at home or living with family anymore, then foster carers are required by the Local Authority to provide support. 

Children and young people have different care plans depending on what’s happening for them and their families. Sometimes, it’s a short-term arrangement and other times its longer term and they will remain in care until they are 18 years old.

What you can offer?

Families that Foster can offer children different types of accommodation such as emergency, respite, short term, long term, buddy or specialist. 

Before you register check our information on:

• types of fostering
• eligibility for foster carers
• benefits of fostering with us

Register your interest

Fill out our online form to:

Register your interest in fostering

Do you want to know more about why fostering is so important? 

Tom’s run starts as a way to escape - away from danger, away from gangs, just to stay safe.

With the support of his foster carers, his running takes on a new meaning. He runs in races, he runs to enjoy himself, he runs knowing someone is there for him.

Sometimes in fostering, it’s the everyday things that make the biggest difference: a stable home, a new pair of trainers, or someone supporting him from the sidelines.

This film is created with the voices of young people who have lived in care. Though the actors tell the story, the experiences are real.