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Find out More About Fostering in Dudley

We are recruiting foster carers in Dudley and surrounding areas including: Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, South Shields, Sunderland, Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Darlington, Chesterfield, Lincoln, Fordley, Annitsford, Burradon, Camperdown & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Dudley

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 Dudley 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 long you care for the youngster depends on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to lots of years, or until the youngster is an grown-up.

You may have the ability to work and also foster . Whether you can depends on the youngster's conditions and also the fostering service you apply to. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering company.

You do not need to own your home, but typically, you'll need to have a extra bed room.

Before you can foster you must pass an assessment to check that you have the ability to care for a youngster. You will not be evaluated on your age, ethnicity, sex, marital standing, religious beliefs or sex-related positioning.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Dudley. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have aided to put 100's of carers across the UK and also have over 10 years of experience, which implies we can supply you the most effective possible support needed on your trip to help give a safe and secure and also risk-free home to youngsters and also youths in care.

Applicants will be evaluated, whether it's your first time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer seeking to transfer fostering firms. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering company, examining abilities, place and also experience. We develop relationships in between carers and also team, and also you'll have an knowledgeable professional handy to help 24-hour a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the safety and security and also welfare of the young adults and also youths in care, by only picking to deal with reliable Fostering Agencies as well as the training and also support we give to possible 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 prospective foster parents in their trip to becoming foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Dudley and surrounding areas such as Fordley, Annitsford, Burradon, Camperdown, Southfield Lea, Southfield Green, Wideopen, Seaton Burn, Collingwood Chase, Collingwood.

Every one of our foster carers to-be receive extensive foster training information and also support to ensure that they can give a first-rate foster care service and also make a real difference to a youngster or young adult in need. We likewise work to attach our neighborhood of foster carers with each other - if you determine to be a foster moms and dad you will have the possibility to satisfy with our existing carers, hear their foster care tales and also gain from their experience.

Also after you have taken on a foster youngster or young adult, you will have the full support of our professional team who will get on hand, 24-hour a day, to address any inquiries you may have.

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

We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Dudley, Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, South Shields, 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.