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Find out More About Fostering in Crook

We are recruiting foster carers in Crook and surrounding areas including: Darlington, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, Stockton-on-Tees, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, South Shields, Chesterfield, Mansfield, High Beechburn, Low Beechburn, Roddymoor, Billy Row & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Crook

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 Crook 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

Just how long you look after the child depends on the type of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to several years, or until the child is an grown-up.

You might have the ability to work and also foster . Whether you can depends on the child's situations and also the fostering solution you apply to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering agency.

You do not need to have your house, yet usually, you'll need to have a extra room.

Before you can foster you should pass an evaluation to check that you're able to look after a child. You will not be evaluated on your age, ethnic culture, gender, marital condition, faith or sex-related orientation.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Crook. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have aided to put 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have more than one decade of experience, which means we can offer you the very best feasible assistance needed on your trip to help supply a safe and also safe house to children and also young people in care.

Candidates will be evaluated, whether it's your first time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer looking to move fostering firms. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering agency, examining abilities, area and also experience. We develop partnerships between carers and also team, and also you'll have an skilled specialist on hand to help 24 hours a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the safety and security and also well-being of the young adults and also young people in care, by only choosing to collaborate with credible Fostering Agencies along with the training and also assistance we supply to possible foster carers. To accomplish this, we abide by 6 core worths:

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

Fostering Support

We support every one of our possible foster parents in their trip to becoming foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Crook and surrounding areas such as High Beechburn, Low Beechburn, Roddymoor, Billy Row, Helmington Row, Howden-le-Wear, Stanley Crook, Fir Tree, North Bitchburn, Sunnybrow.

All of our foster carers to-be receive comprehensive foster training info and also assistance to ensure that they can supply a first-class foster care solution and also make a real difference to a child or young adult in need. We additionally function to link our neighborhood of foster carers with each other - if you make a decision to be a foster parent you will have the possibility to fulfill with our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and also gain from their experience.

Even after you have taken on a foster child or young adult, you will have the complete assistance of our specialist team that will be on hand, 24 hours a day, to address any inquiries you might have.

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

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