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Find out More About Fostering in Stony Gate

We are recruiting foster carers in Stony Gate and surrounding areas including: Sunderland, Gateshead, South Shields, Newcastle upon Tyne, Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Darlington, Chesterfield, Lincoln, Doxford Park, East Herrington, Newbottle, West Herrington & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Stony Gate

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 Stony Gate 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

How much time you take care of the youngster relies on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to several years, or till the youngster is an adult.

You may be able to foster and work. Whether you can relies on the youngster's scenarios and the fostering service you relate to. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering firm.

You do not require to have your residence, but generally, you'll require to have a spare bedroom.

Prior to you can foster you have to pass an analysis to examine that you're able to take care of a youngster. You will not be assessed on your age, ethnic background, sex, marriage status, religious beliefs or sexual preference.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Stony Gate. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have actually helped to place 100's of carers across the UK and have over ten years of experience, which implies we can offer you the most effective possible assistance required on your journey to help give a safe and safe residence to youngsters and youngsters in treatment.

Candidates will be assessed, whether it's your first time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer aiming to move fostering agencies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the right fostering firm, assessing capabilities, area and experience. We construct partnerships between carers and personnel, and you'll have an skilled expert on hand to help 24 hr a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the security and welfare of the children and youngsters in treatment, by only choosing to collaborate with trusted Fostering Agencies as well as the training and assistance we give to potential foster carers. To achieve this, we comply with six core worths:

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

Fostering Support

We assist every one of our prospective foster parents in their journey to ending up being foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Stony Gate and surrounding areas such as Doxford Park, East Herrington, Newbottle, West Herrington, Middle Herrington, New Town, Moorside, Grasswell, Houghton-le-Spring, Sunniside.

Every one of our foster carers to-be obtain comprehensive foster training information and assistance to make sure that they can give a superior foster treatment service and make a real difference to a youngster or young adult in need. We likewise work to connect our community of foster carers together - if you choose to be a foster parent you will have the chance to fulfill with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories and gain from their experience.

Even after you have actually handled a foster youngster or young adult, you will have the full assistance of our expert group that will be on hand, 24 hr a day, to answer any questions you may have.

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

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