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Find out More About Fostering in Ouston

We are recruiting foster carers in Ouston and surrounding areas including: Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, South Shields, Sunderland, Hartlepool, Darlington, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Chesterfield, Mansfield, Harlow Hill, Stamfordham, Welton, Horsley & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Ouston

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 Ouston 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 take care of the youngster depends on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to several years, or until the youngster is an grown-up.

You may be able to foster and also work. Whether you can depends on the youngster's situations and also the fostering service you relate to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering agency.

You do not require to possess your home, however usually, you'll require to have a spare room.

Before you can foster you have to pass an evaluation to inspect that you have the ability to take care of a youngster. You will not be evaluated on your age, ethnic culture, sex, marriage standing, religion or sexual preference.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Ouston. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have actually assisted to place 100's of carers across the UK and also have more than 10 years of experience, which indicates we can provide you the very best feasible support needed on your journey to help offer a protected and also risk-free home to youngsters and also young people in treatment.

Applicants will be evaluated, whether it's your initial time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer seeking to move fostering companies. We use our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering agency, evaluating capabilities, location and also experience. We develop relationships between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an skilled specialist available to help 24-hour a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the security and also welfare of the children and also young people in treatment, by only choosing to collaborate with reliable Fostering Agencies as well as the training and also support we offer to prospective foster carers. To achieve this, we abide by six core values:

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

Fostering Support

We assist every one of our possible foster moms and dads in their journey to coming to be foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Ouston and surrounding areas such as Harlow Hill, Stamfordham, Welton, Horsley, Heugh, Dalton, Eachwick, Fenwick, Medburn, Houghton.

All of our foster carers to-be receive extensive foster training info and also support so that they can offer a excellent foster treatment service and also make a actual distinction to a youngster or young adult in need. We likewise work to link our area of foster carers with each other - if you choose to be a foster parent you will have the opportunity to meet our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales and also gain from their experience.

Even after you have actually handled a foster youngster or young adult, you will have the complete support of our specialist group that will be on hand, 24-hour a day, to address any kind of questions you may have.

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

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