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Find out More About Fostering in Old Thornley

We are recruiting foster carers in Old Thornley and surrounding areas including: Hartlepool, Sunderland, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Darlington, Gateshead, South Shields, Newcastle upon Tyne, Chesterfield, Lincoln, Thornley, Wheatley Hill, Old Wingate, Town Kelloe & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Old Thornley

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 Old Thornley 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

The length of time you look after the youngster depends on the type of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to years, or up until the youngster is an grown-up.

You might be able to foster as well as function. Whether you can depends on the youngster's scenarios 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 possess your residence, yet normally, you'll need to have a extra bedroom.

Prior to you can foster you must pass an analysis to examine that you're able to look after a youngster. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnic background, gender, marital status, religion or sexual positioning.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Old Thornley. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have actually assisted to position 100's of carers throughout the UK as well as have over one decade of experience, which implies we can supply you the best feasible support needed on your journey to aid supply a safe as well as safe and secure residence to youngsters as well as youngsters in treatment.

Candidates will certainly be examined, whether it's your initial time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer looking to move fostering companies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the ideal fostering firm, assessing capacities, place as well as experience. We build connections in between carers as well as personnel, as well as you'll have an skilled expert available to aid 24 hr a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the safety and security as well as welfare of the children as well as youngsters in treatment, by just choosing to collaborate with trustworthy Fostering Agencies in addition to the training as well as support we supply to prospective foster carers. To achieve this, we abide by six core worths:

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

Fostering Support

We support every one of our prospective foster moms and dads in their journey to becoming foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Old Thornley and surrounding areas such as Thornley, Wheatley Hill, Old Wingate, Town Kelloe, Cassop, Deaf Hill, Church Kelloe, Trimdon Grange, Quarrington Hill, Ludworth.

All of our foster carers to-be receive considerable foster training information as well as support so that they can supply a top-notch foster treatment service as well as make a genuine distinction to a youngster or young individual in need. We additionally function to link our neighborhood of foster carers together - if you decide to be a foster parent you will certainly have the opportunity to fulfill with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales as well as gain from their experience.

Even after you have actually taken on a foster youngster or young individual, you will certainly have the complete support of our expert group that will certainly be on hand, 24 hr a day, to respond to any type of inquiries you might have.

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

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