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Find out More About Fostering in California

We are recruiting foster carers in California and surrounding areas including: Norwich, Ipswich, Colchester, Cambridge, Peterborough, Chelmsford, Rayleigh, Southend-on-Sea, Harlow, Basildon, Scratby, Dowe Hill, Newport, Ormesby St Margaret & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In California

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 California 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

For how long you take care of the youngster depends upon the sort of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to several years, or until the youngster is an grown-up.

You might have the ability to foster as well as work. Whether you can depends upon the youngster's conditions as well as the fostering service you relate to. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering company.

You do not require to possess your home, but generally, you'll require to have a spare bedroom.

Before you can foster you need to pass an evaluation to examine that you're able to take care of a youngster. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnic culture, sex, marriage status, religion or sexual positioning.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in California. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have actually aided to put 100's of carers throughout the UK as well as have over one decade of experience, which indicates we can use you the very best possible assistance needed on your trip to aid give a safe and secure as well as risk-free home to children as well as youths in care.

Applicants will certainly be examined, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer looking to transfer fostering firms. We use our years of experience to match you with the ideal fostering company, analyzing capabilities, location as well as experience. We develop relationships between carers as well as staff, as well as you'll have an seasoned specialist handy to aid 24 hours a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the security as well as well-being of the children as well as youths in care, by only choosing to work with reputable Fostering Agencies along with the training as well as assistance we give to potential foster carers. To achieve this, we adhere to 6 core worths:

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

Fostering Support

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

We urgently need more foster carers in California and surrounding areas such as Scratby, Dowe Hill, Newport, Ormesby St Margaret, Filby Heath, Hemsby, Caister-on-Sea, West Caister, Ormesby St Michael, West End.

Every one of our foster carers to-be obtain considerable foster training details as well as assistance so that they can give a superior foster care service as well as make a actual difference to a youngster or young individual in need. We likewise work to attach our area of foster carers with each other - if you choose to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the possibility to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster care tales as well as learn from their experience.

Even after you have actually taken on a foster youngster or young individual, you will certainly have the full assistance of our specialist team who will certainly get on hand, 24 hours a day, to address any inquiries you might 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, Norwich, Ipswich, Colchester, Cambridge, Peterborough, Chelmsford, Rayleigh, Southend-on-Sea, Harlow, Basildon 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.