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Find out More About Fostering in Merryoaks

We are recruiting foster carers in Merryoaks and surrounding areas including: Sunderland, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Hartlepool, Darlington, South Shields, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Chesterfield, Mansfield, Lowes Barn, Elvet Hill, Stonebridge, Nevilles Cross & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Merryoaks

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 Merryoaks 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 look after the child depends upon the type of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to years, or until the child is an grown-up.

You may be able to foster as well as function. Whether you can depends upon the child's conditions as well as the fostering service you relate to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering firm.

You do not need to have your house, but generally, you'll need 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 child. You will certainly not be analyzed on your age, ethnic background, sex, marital status, religion or sexual preference.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Merryoaks. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have actually helped to place 100's of carers throughout the UK as well as have more than 10 years of experience, which implies we can use you the very best possible support required on your trip to help provide a risk-free as well as secure house to children as well as young individuals in treatment.

Applicants will certainly be analyzed, whether it's your initial time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer wanting to transfer fostering firms. We use our years of experience to match you with the best fostering firm, assessing capacities, area as well as experience. We build connections between carers as well as team, as well as you'll have an seasoned professional on hand to help 24 hr a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the safety as well as well-being of the children as well as young individuals in treatment, by only selecting to function with trustworthy Fostering Agencies in addition to the training as well as support we provide to prospective foster carers. To accomplish this, we abide by 6 core values:

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

Fostering Support

We assist all of our possible foster parents in their trip to ending up being foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Merryoaks and surrounding areas such as Lowes Barn, Elvet Hill, Stonebridge, Nevilles Cross, Langley Moor, Crossgate Moor, Durham, Littleburn, Western Hill, Houghall.

Every one of our foster carers to-be receive extensive foster training details as well as support to ensure that they can provide a first-rate foster treatment service as well as make a real distinction to a child or young individual in need. We additionally function to connect our neighborhood of foster carers with each other - if you make a decision to be a foster parent you will certainly have the possibility to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories as well as discover from their experience.

Even after you have actually taken on a foster child or young individual, you will certainly have the complete support of our professional group that will certainly be on hand, 24 hr a day, to answer any type of questions you may have.

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

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