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Does my health affect if I can foster?
My Health I have a chronic illness?A fostering service is looking to ensure that people who apply to become foster carers are physically and psychologically fit enough to care for children and meet their needs. A fostering service will seek a medical report as part of...
How to choose an agency that’s right for you!
Words: Sali Walker The decision to foster is a very important one for every family, whether that family is one person, or a couple with children, the process to make that decision is the same. You need to be confident that the agency you select is going to be the...
Does where I live affect if I can foster?
Where I live I don’t have a big house?The size of your house will not necessarily be a determining factor in whether you can foster or not. What will be looked at is whether you have a spare room that is big enough for a young person to live in, and whether the...
Can I foster if?
There are many myths surrounding who can foster, meaning that many people rule themselves out as possible foster carers unnecessarily. Can I foster if...? I’m gay? Your sexual orientation is not important to being a foster carer and will not stop you from...
Urgent Need for Foster Carers
Urgent need for more foster carers to look after children in their local community The UK’s leading fostering charity, The Fostering Network, is urging people to come forward to foster so that more children can be cared for in their local community. Across the...
Who Can Foster?
Children and young people need foster carers from all backgrounds with a wide range of life, work and care experiences. All foster carers are given ongoing training and support to help them develop the skills they need to help children thrive. Just as no two children...
The Foster Care Process
Applying to become a foster parent The process starts when you apply to become a foster parent and finishes with a decision from the fostering service. The process can take up to 8 months to complete. Steps 2 to 6 might happen in a different order....
Josh’s Fostering Story
Glancing down at her tiny fingers, little button nose and soft curls, Josh held his newbornniece tightly. He was so in love. One glance to his husband Terry, and they both knew they were ready to start a family of their own. “Holding her for the first time, the...
Parent and Child Fostering
I have fostered 3 unrelated children since being approved as a foster carer in April 2019. I loved seeing the little ones grow and develop during their time with me but felt I could use my skills and experiences to support mums to look after their newborn babies in a...