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Find out More About Fostering in Collingwood

We are recruiting foster carers in Collingwood and surrounding areas including: Newcastle upon Tyne, South Shields, Gateshead, Sunderland, Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Darlington, Chesterfield, Lincoln, Collingwood Chase, Southfield Lea, Klondyke, Southfield Green & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Collingwood

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 Collingwood 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 child depends on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to years, or till the child is an adult.

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

You do not need to have your house, however generally, you'll need to have a spare bed room.

Prior to you can foster you must pass an evaluation to inspect that you have the ability to look after a child. You will not be examined on your age, ethnicity, gender, marital standing, religious beliefs or sexual alignment.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Collingwood. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have assisted to place 100's of carers throughout the UK as well as have more than 10 years of experience, which implies we can provide you the finest possible assistance required on your journey to aid provide a secure as well as safe house to children as well as youths in treatment.

Applicants will be examined, whether it's your first time as a foster carer or if you're an experienced foster carer seeking to transfer fostering firms. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering company, analyzing abilities, place as well as experience. We construct relationships between carers as well as staff, as well as you'll have an experienced specialist available to aid 24-hour a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the security as well as well-being of the youngsters as well as youths in treatment, by only choosing to collaborate with credible Fostering Agencies along with the training as well as assistance we provide to possible foster carers. To achieve this, we abide by six core worths:

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

Fostering Support

We assist all of our prospective foster moms and dads in their journey to ending up being foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Collingwood and surrounding areas such as Collingwood Chase, Southfield Lea, Klondyke, Southfield Green, Collingwood Grange, Hall Close Glade, High Pit, Hall Close Chase, Mayfield Grange, East Cramlington.

All of our foster carers to-be obtain considerable foster training information as well as assistance so that they can provide a top-notch foster treatment solution as well as make a real distinction to a child or young individual in need. We likewise function 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 our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales as well as gain from their experience.

Even after you have handled a foster child or young individual, you will have the complete assistance of our specialist team who will be on hand, 24-hour a day, to respond to any inquiries you might have.

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

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