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Find out More About Fostering in Hartlepool

We are recruiting foster carers in Hartlepool and surrounding areas including: Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Sunderland, Darlington, South Shields, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Chesterfield, Lincoln, Mansfield, Stranton, Bellevue, Old Town, Dyke House & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Hartlepool

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 Hartlepool 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 take care of the child relies on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to numerous years, or till the child is an grown-up.

You may have the ability to workand foster . Whether you can relies on the child's conditions and the fostering service you put on. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering firm.

You do not require to possess your residence, however normally, you'll require to have a spare bed room.

Before you can foster you should pass an evaluation to examine that you're able to take care of a child. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnic culture, sex, marital status, faith or sexual preference.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Hartlepool. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have actually helped to position 100's of carers throughout the UK and have more than 10 years of experience, which suggests we can use you the ideal feasible support needed on your journey to assist supply a secure and secure residence to children and young people in care.

Candidates will certainly be examined, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer wanting to move fostering agencies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the ideal fostering firm, analyzing capacities, place and experience. We build connections in between carers and personnel, and you'll have an skilled professional on hand to assist 24 hr a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the safety and welfare of the children and young people in care, by just selecting to deal with trustworthy Fostering Agencies along with the training and support we supply to potential foster carers. To attain this, we stick to six core values:

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

Fostering Support

We support all of our potential foster parents in their journey to coming to be foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Hartlepool and surrounding areas such as Stranton, Bellevue, Old Town, Dyke House, Longhill, Middleton, Foggy Furze, West Park, Rift House, Throston.

All of our foster carers to-be obtain substantial foster training info and support so that they can supply a top-notch foster care service and make a genuine difference to a child or young adult in need. We likewise work to link our community of foster carers with each other - if you decide to be a foster parent you will certainly have the possibility to satisfy with our existing carers, hear their foster care tales and find out from their experience.

Also after you have actually tackled a foster child or young adult, you will certainly have the complete support of our professional team who will certainly get on hand, 24 hr a day, to respond to any kind of questions you may have.

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

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