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Find out More About Fostering in Catherine-de-Barnes

We are recruiting foster carers in Catherine-de-Barnes and surrounding areas including: Solihull, Birmingham, Coventry, Redditch, West Bromwich, Nuneaton, Tamworth, Walsall, Dudley, Wolverhampton, Elmdon Heath, Bickenhill, Eastcote, Lode Heath & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Catherine-de-Barnes

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 Catherine-de-Barnes 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

How much time you look after the youngster depends upon the sort of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to several years, or up until the youngster is an grown-up.

You might be able to foster and work. Whether you can depends upon the youngster's conditions and the fostering service you relate to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering firm.

You do not require to possess your home, but usually, you'll require to have a extra bed room.

Before you can foster you need to pass an evaluation to examine that you have the ability to look after a youngster. You will certainly not be evaluated on your age, ethnicity, sex, marriage standing, religion or sexual preference.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Catherine-de-Barnes. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have actually assisted to place 100's of carers across the UK and have over one decade of experience, which suggests we can supply you the most effective possible support required on your journey to help offer a secure and risk-free home to youngsters and young people in treatment.

Applicants will certainly be evaluated, whether it's your initial time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer seeking to transfer fostering firms. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the ideal fostering firm, evaluating abilities, location and experience. We construct partnerships in between carers and staff, and you'll have an skilled specialist on hand to help 24 hrs a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the security and welfare of the youngsters and young people in treatment, by only picking to deal with trustworthy Fostering Agencies along with the training and support we offer to possible foster carers. To achieve this, we stick to six core values:

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

Fostering Support

We assist every one of our possible foster parents in their journey to coming to be foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Catherine-de-Barnes and surrounding areas such as Elmdon Heath, Bickenhill, Eastcote, Lode Heath, Hampton in Arden, Copt Heath, Walsal End, Solihull, Elmdon, Olton.

Every one of our foster carers to-be obtain substantial foster training info and support to ensure that they can offer a superior foster treatment service and make a genuine difference to a youngster or young individual in need. We additionally work to attach our area of foster carers together - if you determine to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the chance to meet our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales and pick up from their experience.

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

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

We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Catherine-de-Barnes, Solihull, Birmingham, Coventry, Redditch, West Bromwich, Nuneaton, Tamworth, Walsall, Dudley, Wolverhampton and across the West Midlands.

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