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Find out More About Fostering in Horden

Find Out More About Fostering

In Horden

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 Horden 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 take care of the youngster relies on the type of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to several years, or until the youngster is an adult.

You may have the ability to foster as well as function. Whether you can relies on the youngster's circumstances as well as the fostering service you apply to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering agency.

You do not require to have your house, yet typically, you'll require to have a extra bedroom.

Prior to you can foster you need to pass an analysis to examine that you're able to take care of a youngster. You will certainly not be assessed on your age, ethnic background, sex, marital standing, religion or sexual preference.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Horden. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have assisted to place 100's of carers throughout the UK as well as have over 10 years of experience, which suggests we can use you the best feasible support required on your journey to aid offer a safe as well as risk-free house to children as well as youngsters in care.

Candidates will certainly be assessed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer seeking to move fostering companies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering agency, examining abilities, area as well as experience. We build partnerships between carers as well as staff, as well as you'll have an knowledgeable professional on hand to aid 24 hr a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the safety as well as welfare of the children as well as youngsters in care, by only choosing to deal with reliable Fostering Agencies as well as the training as well as support we offer to prospective foster carers. To achieve this, we stick to 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 becoming foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Horden and surrounding areas such as Peterlee, Blackhall Colliery, Easington Colliery, Little Thorpe, Hesleden, Shotton, Easington, High Hesleden, Blackhall Rocks, Castle Eden.

All of our foster carers to-be get extensive foster training info as well as support to ensure that they can offer a top-notch foster care service as well as make a real distinction to a youngster or young adult in need. We also function to attach our community of foster carers together - if you make a decision to be a foster parent you will certainly have the chance to meet our existing carers, hear their foster care tales as well as pick up from their experience.

Also after you have tackled a foster youngster or young adult, you will certainly have the full support of our professional group that will certainly be on hand, 24 hr a day, to answer any kind of questions you may have.

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

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