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Find out More About Fostering in Halton Shields

We are recruiting foster carers in Halton Shields and surrounding areas including: Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, South Shields, Sunderland, Darlington, Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Chesterfield, Mansfield, Halton, Great Whittington, Aydon, Matfen & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Halton Shields

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 Halton Shields 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

For how long you care for the youngster depends on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to several years, or until the youngster is an adult.

You might have the ability to work as well as foster . Whether you can depends on the youngster's scenarios as well as the fostering solution you apply to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering firm.

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

Before you can foster you should pass an assessment to examine that you're able to care for a youngster. You will not be examined on your age, ethnic culture, sex, marital condition, religion or sexual preference.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Halton Shields. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have actually aided to place 100's of carers across the UK as well as have over one decade of experience, which implies we can supply you the very best possible assistance required on your journey to assist give a risk-free as well as protected house to children as well as youngsters in care.

Applicants will be examined, whether it's your first time as a foster carer or if you're an experienced foster carer looking to move fostering agencies. We use our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering firm, examining capacities, location as well as experience. We build relationships in between carers as well as team, as well as you'll have an experienced specialist handy to assist 24 hrs 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 youngsters in care, by only picking to function with reliable Fostering Agencies along with the training as well as assistance we give to possible foster carers. To achieve this, we follow six core worths:

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

Fostering Support

We support all of our prospective foster moms and dads in their journey to becoming foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Halton Shields and surrounding areas such as Halton, Great Whittington, Aydon, Matfen, Newton Hall, Welton, Newton, Corbridge, Sandhoe, Bingfield.

All of our foster carers to-be obtain comprehensive foster training info as well as assistance so that they can give a superior foster care solution as well as make a genuine distinction to a youngster or young individual in need. We additionally function to link our area of foster carers together - if you choose to be a foster parent you will have the possibility to meet our existing carers, hear their foster care stories as well as find out from their experience.

Also after you have actually taken on a foster youngster or young individual, you will have the complete assistance of our specialist group that will get on hand, 24 hrs a day, to respond to any type of questions you might have.

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

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