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 Lewisham 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:
The length of time you look after the child depends on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to several years, or up until the child is an grown-up.
You might be able to work as well as foster . Whether you can depends on the child's conditions as well as the fostering service you put on. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not require to own your house, however usually, you'll require to have a extra bedroom.
Prior to you can foster you need to pass an analysis to examine that you have the ability to look after a child. You will not be examined on your age, ethnic background, sex, marriage standing, religious beliefs or sexual preference.
We have actually aided to position 100's of carers across the UK as well as have more than 10 years of experience, which means we can use you the very best feasible support needed on your trip to aid supply a safe as well as protected house to children as well as youths in care.
Applicants will be examined, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer wanting to move fostering agencies. We use our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering agency, assessing capabilities, location as well as experience. We build relationships in between carers as well as staff, as well as you'll have an seasoned expert available to aid 24 hr a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the safety and security as well as well-being of the youngsters as well as youths in care, by only selecting to work with reputable Fostering Agencies in addition to the training as well as support we supply to possible foster carers. To achieve this, we follow six core worths:
We assist all of our prospective foster moms and dads in their trip to coming to be foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Lewisham and surrounding areas such as Ladywell, Hither Green, Crofton Park, Catford, Brockley, Blackheath, Lee, St Johns, Blackheath Park, Honor Oak Park.
All of our foster carers to-be get extensive foster training information as well as support to ensure that they can supply a top-notch foster care service as well as make a real distinction to a child or young adult in need. We also work to connect our community of foster carers together - if you decide to be a foster moms and dad you will have the opportunity to meet our existing carers, hear their foster care stories as well as find out from their experience.
Even after you have actually handled a foster child or young adult, you will have the full support of our expert team who will be on hand, 24 hr a day, to address any type of concerns you might have.
If you live in Lewisham and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Lewisham or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Lewisham please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Lewisham, London, Dartford, Watford, Basildon, Harlow, Chatham, St Albans, Crawley, Slough, Woking and across the London.
If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.