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Find out More About Fostering in Westerton

We are recruiting foster carers in Westerton and surrounding areas including: Darlington, Stockton-on-Tees, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Sunderland, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, South Shields, Chesterfield, Mansfield, Leeholme, New Coundon, Coundon, Middlestone Moor & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Westerton

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 Westerton 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

Exactly how long you take care of the youngster depends on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to years, or till the youngster is an grown-up.

You might be able to foster and work. Whether you can depends on the youngster's conditions and the fostering solution you relate to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering agency.

You do not need to have your house, however usually, you'll need to have a extra bed room.

Prior to you can foster you must pass an analysis to check that you're able to take care of a youngster. You will not be assessed on your age, ethnic background, gender, marital standing, religious beliefs or sexual preference.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Westerton. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have aided to place 100's of carers across the UK and have over 10 years of experience, which suggests we can supply you the ideal feasible assistance required on your trip to help supply a secure and secure house to youngsters and young people in care.

Candidates will be assessed, whether it's your initial time as a foster carer or if you're an experienced foster carer looking to transfer fostering firms. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the right fostering agency, evaluating capacities, area and experience. We construct relationships between carers and personnel, and you'll have an experienced expert handy to help 24 hr a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the safety and welfare of the young adults and young people in care, by just selecting to collaborate with credible Fostering Agencies as well as the training and assistance we supply to possible foster carers. To accomplish this, we abide by six core values:

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

Fostering Support

We support every one of our potential foster moms and dads in their trip to coming to be foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Westerton and surrounding areas such as Leeholme, New Coundon, Coundon, Middlestone Moor, Middlestone, Binchester, Leasingthorne, Binchester Blocks, Coundongate, Kirk Merrington.

All of our foster carers to-be obtain extensive foster training info and assistance to ensure that they can supply a first-class foster care solution and make a actual distinction to a youngster or young adult in need. We likewise work to connect our neighborhood of foster carers together - if you determine to be a foster parent you will have the possibility to satisfy with our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and pick up from their experience.

Also after you have handled a foster youngster or young adult, you will have the complete assistance of our expert group who will get on hand, 24 hr a day, to respond to any type of questions you might have.

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

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