We are recruiting foster carers in California and surrounding areas including: Ipswich, Colchester, Norwich, Chelmsford, Rayleigh, Southend-on-Sea, Cambridge, Basildon, Harlow, Gillingham, Pettistree, Wickham Market, Dallinghoo, Letheringham & more.
Find out if fostering is right for you and your family by booking a quick informal chat with a fostering expert.
* All our foster carers in the California area are paid above the Fostering Network Payment Guidelines.
Being a foster parent means caring for a child as part of your family. To become a parent you need to be:
For how long you look after the youngster depends on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to many years, or until the youngster is an adult.
You may be able to work and also foster . Whether you can depends on the youngster's situations and also the fostering solution you put on. This can be your local council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not require to own your house, yet normally, you'll require to have a extra bed room.
Before you can foster you should pass an analysis to check that you have the ability to look after a youngster. You will not be examined on your age, ethnicity, gender, marital standing, religion or sex-related positioning.
We have actually assisted to place 100's of carers across the UK and also have more than ten years of experience, which suggests we can offer you the most effective possible assistance needed on your journey to aid supply a safe and also secure house to youngsters and also youths in care.
Applicants will be examined, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an experienced foster carer aiming to transfer fostering agencies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering firm, assessing capacities, location and also experience. We develop relationships between carers and also staff, and also you'll have an experienced expert on hand to aid 24 hrs a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the safety and security and also well-being of the youngsters and also youths in care, by only choosing to collaborate with respectable Fostering Agencies along with the training and also assistance we supply to possible foster carers. To accomplish this, we adhere to six core worths:
We support every one of our potential foster parents in their journey to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in California and surrounding areas such as Pettistree, Wickham Market, Dallinghoo, Letheringham, Charsfield, Bredfield, Easton, Lower Hacheston, Ufford, Ash Corner.
Every one of our foster carers to-be get comprehensive foster training details and also assistance to make sure that they can supply a superior foster care solution and also make a real difference to a youngster or young adult in need. We additionally work to link our community of foster carers with each other - if you decide to be a foster moms and dad you will have the possibility to meet with our existing carers, hear their foster care tales and also pick up from their experience.
Also after you have actually handled a foster youngster or young adult, you will have the complete assistance of our expert group who will get on hand, 24 hrs a day, to address any kind of questions you may have.
If you live in California and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in California or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in California please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in California, Ipswich, Colchester, Norwich, Chelmsford, Rayleigh, Southend-on-Sea, Cambridge, Basildon, Harlow, Gillingham and across the East of England.
If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.