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Find out More About Fostering in Castleside

We are recruiting foster carers in Castleside and surrounding areas including: Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, South Shields, Darlington, Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Chesterfield, Mansfield, Moorside, Rowley, Healeyfield, Allensford & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Castleside

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 Castleside 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 care for the youngster depends upon the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to several years, or until the youngster is an grown-up.

You might be able to foster and also function. Whether you can depends upon the youngster's circumstances and also the fostering service you use to. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering firm.

You do not need to possess your house, but normally, you'll need to have a spare room.

Prior to you can foster you must pass an assessment to inspect that you have the ability to care for a youngster. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnic background, gender, marital status, faith or sexual preference.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Castleside. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have actually aided to position 100's of carers across the UK and also have more than 10 years of experience, which means we can offer you the ideal possible support required on your journey to help offer a safe and secure and also secure house to children and also youngsters in treatment.

Applicants will certainly be examined, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer wanting to transfer fostering agencies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the right fostering firm, analyzing capacities, area and also experience. We develop relationships between carers and also team, and also you'll have an skilled professional available to help 24 hr a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the security and also well-being of the children and also youngsters in treatment, by just picking to deal with trusted Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also support we offer to prospective foster carers. To accomplish this, we comply with 6 core worths:

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

Fostering Support

We assist all of our possible foster parents in their journey to ending up being foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Castleside and surrounding areas such as Moorside, Rowley, Healeyfield, Allensford, The Grove, Horsleyhope, Bridgehill, Knitsley, Templetown, Consett.

Every one of our foster carers to-be receive considerable foster training info and also support so that they can offer a top-notch foster treatment service and also make a actual difference to a youngster or young adult in need. We likewise function to link our neighborhood of foster carers with each other - if you determine to be a foster parent you will certainly have the chance to meet our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories and also pick up from their experience.

Even after you have actually handled a foster youngster or young adult, you will certainly have the complete support of our professional team that will certainly get on hand, 24 hr a day, to respond to any kind of questions you might have.

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

We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Castleside, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, South Shields, Darlington, Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Chesterfield, Mansfield 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.