Why Foster with us?
We pride ourselves on being a village. We are there for you every step of the way. Fostering children can be a very rewarding process. It makes a difference to a child's life and opens up new positive experiences for them and for you.
Who Can Foster?
Interested in becoming a foster carer, but want to know more about if you can foster? There are three basic requirements needed for fostering.
We'd love you to join us...
Our report focuses on our quality of support to our foster families, and the progress that the foster children are making.
Fostering Connections
Before you decide to contact us, take a look around our site and get a feel for who we are and if we are the right agency for you.
Maybe you have always considered fostering, or you know of a child in foster care and feel you can make a difference to a child’s life…. maybe it is one of your friends who fosters, and they have suggested that you would become a good foster carer.
If you are looking to transfer fostering agencies, please take a look at our Transfer to us page for more advice.
Our Benefits
Our whole team has many years of experience within the social care and fostering system. Two of our founders are foster parents, one has worked in Children’s Services for many years and managed area teams undertaking child protection, family work and disability services; so they really understand how fostering feels from the ground level.
Dedicated Social Worker
Out of Hours service that gives you access to a social worker who knows about your family 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
A dedicated Therapist & Peer Support Groups
We listen to you and your needs and support you in a professional and friendly way.
A Comprehensive Training Package
We have an extensive fostering training programme, which we constantly update to reflect the changing needs of our foster carers.
Reflective Practice Group
We host a closed monthly reflective group for our foster carers facilitated by Dr Katie Gulliver BSc (Hons), MSc, PGCert, PsychD, Clinical Psychologist, Strategic and Clinical Lead. Her specialist areas of interest include developmental and complex trauma and working with children in care and the system around them. The group offers a time for our carers to reflect and chat about shared experiences. Katie also offers 1:1 sessions.