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Find out More About Fostering in Ashington

We are recruiting foster carers in Ashington and surrounding areas including: South Shields, Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Sunderland, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Darlington, Chesterfield, Lincoln, Hirst, Stakeford, West Sleekburn, North Seaton & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Ashington

Find out if fostering is right for you and your family by booking a quick informal chat with a fostering expert.

Could You Foster?

* All our foster carers in the Ashington area are paid above the Fostering Network Payment Guidelines.

WHO CAN BE A FOSTER PARENT?

Being a foster parent means caring for a child as part of your family. To become a parent you need to be:

  • at least 21 years old
  • a UK resident or have indefinite leave to remain
  • able to take care of a child or young person, often on a full-time basis

The length of time you look after the youngster depends on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to years, or until the youngster is an adult.

You might be able to foster as well as function. Whether you can depends on the youngster's conditions as well as the fostering solution you put on. This can be your local council or an independent fostering agency.

You do not require to have your house, yet generally, you'll require to have a extra room.

Before you can foster you must pass an assessment to examine that you have the ability to look after a youngster. You will not be analyzed on your age, ethnicity, gender, marriage standing, faith or sexual preference.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Ashington. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have aided to place 100's of carers across the UK as well as have more than 10 years of experience, which indicates we can offer you the most effective feasible assistance required on your journey to aid offer a secure as well as safe and secure house to children as well as young people in treatment.

Applicants will be analyzed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer looking to move fostering firms. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the best fostering agency, examining capabilities, area as well as experience. We build connections between carers as well as team, as well as you'll have an skilled specialist accessible to aid 1 day a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the safety and security as well as welfare of the youngsters as well as young people in treatment, by just choosing to deal with respectable Fostering Agencies in addition to the training as well as assistance we offer to possible foster carers. To attain this, we comply with 6 core worths:

  • Making a Difference
  • Prioritising Safeguarding
  • Championing Care Leavers 
  • Providing Support
  • Advocacy
  • Supporting Staff

Fostering Support

We assist every one of our possible foster moms and dads in their journey to becoming foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Ashington and surrounding areas such as Hirst, Stakeford, West Sleekburn, North Seaton, Woodhorn, Sheepwash, North Seaton Colliery, Woodhorn Demesne, Guide Post, Bomarsund.

All of our foster carers to-be obtain substantial foster training info as well as assistance so that they can offer a top-notch foster treatment solution as well as make a genuine distinction to a youngster or young person in need. We likewise function to link our community of foster carers together - if you decide to be a foster parent you will have the opportunity to meet our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales as well as pick up from their experience.

Even after you have handled a foster youngster or young person, you will have the full assistance of our specialist group who will get on hand, 1 day a day, to answer any type of concerns you might have.

If you live in Ashington and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Ashington or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Ashington please complete the form near the top of this page.

We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Ashington, South Shields, Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Sunderland, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Darlington, Chesterfield, Lincoln and across the North East.

If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.