We are recruiting foster carers in Lanchester and surrounding areas including: Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, South Shields, Darlington, Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Chesterfield, Mansfield, Deanery View, Ornsby Hill, Malton, Maiden Law & more.
Find out if fostering is right for you and your family by booking a quick informal chat with a fostering expert.
* All our foster carers in the Lanchester area are paid above the Fostering Network Payment Guidelines.
Being a foster parent means caring for a child as part of your family. To become a parent you need to be:
Just how long you look after the youngster depends upon the sort of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to several years, or up until the youngster is an grown-up.
You might be able to foster and also work. Whether you can depends upon the youngster's conditions and also the fostering solution you relate to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not require to own your house, but normally, you'll require to have a spare bed room.
Prior to you can foster you need to pass an assessment to check that you're able to look after a youngster. You will not be assessed on your age, ethnic background, sex, marital status, religion or sexual preference.
We have actually assisted to position 100's of carers across the UK and also have more than one decade of experience, which means we can supply you the very best possible assistance required on your trip to aid give a safe and also protected house to children and also young people in care.
Candidates will be assessed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer seeking to transfer fostering firms. We use our years of experience to match you with the ideal fostering agency, analyzing capabilities, area and also experience. We build connections between carers and also team, and also you'll have an skilled specialist on hand to aid 24-hour a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the safety and security and also welfare of the children and also young people in care, by only picking to deal with reputable Fostering Agencies along with the training and also assistance we give to possible foster carers. To accomplish this, we adhere to 6 core worths:
We assist every one of our potential foster moms and dads in their trip to coming to be foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Lanchester and surrounding areas such as Deanery View, Ornsby Hill, Malton, Maiden Law, Burnhope, Greencroft, Quebec, Cornsay Colliery, Iveston, Quaking Houses.
All of our foster carers to-be obtain extensive foster training info and also assistance to ensure that they can give a first-rate foster care solution and also make a actual difference to a youngster or young adult in need. We additionally work to connect our neighborhood of foster carers with each other - if you decide to be a foster moms and dad you will have the opportunity to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and also gain from their experience.
Also after you have actually taken on a foster youngster or young adult, you will have the full assistance of our specialist group that will be on hand, 24-hour a day, to answer any type of inquiries you might have.
If you live in Lanchester and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Lanchester or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Lanchester please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Lanchester, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, South Shields, 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.