KidsFirstFostering.com

Find out More About Fostering in Elmhurst

We are recruiting foster carers in Elmhurst and surrounding areas including: Tamworth, Walsall, West Bromwich, Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Dudley, Nuneaton, Solihull, Derby, Coventry, Nether Stowe, Curborough, Ashmore Brook, Stowe & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Elmhurst

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

You might have the ability to foster and also function. Whether you can depends on the youngster's situations and also the fostering service you use to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering agency.

You do not need to have your residence, yet generally, you'll need to have a spare bedroom.

Before you can foster you should pass an analysis to check that you have the ability to care for a youngster. You will not be evaluated on your age, ethnicity, gender, marriage standing, faith or sexual preference.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Elmhurst. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have actually aided to position 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have over 10 years of experience, which suggests we can provide you the very best possible assistance required on your journey to aid offer a safe and also protected residence to children and also youngsters in care.

Applicants will be evaluated, whether it's your initial time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer looking to move fostering agencies. We use our years of experience to match you with the best fostering agency, evaluating capacities, area and also experience. We build connections in between carers and also team, and also you'll have an knowledgeable expert handy to aid 24-hour a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the safety and also well-being of the young adults and also youngsters in care, by just picking to function with trusted Fostering Agencies along with the training and also assistance we offer to potential foster carers. To attain this, we comply with 6 core values:

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

Fostering Support

We support every one of our potential foster moms and dads in their journey to ending up being foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Elmhurst and surrounding areas such as Nether Stowe, Curborough, Ashmore Brook, Stowe, Lichfield, Longdon Green, Rileyhill, Christ Church, Farewell, Fradley Junction.

Every one of our foster carers to-be receive substantial foster training details and also assistance so that they can offer a first-class foster care service and also make a genuine difference to a youngster or young adult in need. We additionally function to connect our community of foster carers together - if you make a decision to be a foster moms and dad you will have the possibility to meet with our existing carers, hear their foster care tales and also discover from their experience.

Also after you have actually taken on a foster youngster or young adult, you will have the complete assistance of our expert group that will be on hand, 24-hour a day, to answer any type of questions you might have.

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

We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Elmhurst, Tamworth, Walsall, West Bromwich, Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Dudley, Nuneaton, Solihull, Derby, Coventry 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.