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Find out More About Fostering in Whitehaven

We are recruiting foster carers in Whitehaven and surrounding areas including: Telford, Stoke-on-Trent, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Walsall, West Bromwich, Birmingham, Worcester, Redditch, Tamworth, Llynclys, Morton, Porth-y-waen, Morton Common & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Whitehaven

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 Whitehaven 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 look after the youngster depends upon the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to numerous years, or until the youngster is an adult.

You may have the ability to work as well as foster . Whether you can depends upon the youngster's circumstances as well as the fostering solution you put on. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering agency.

You do not need to own your home, but normally, you'll need to have a spare bedroom.

Prior to you can foster you should pass an evaluation to inspect that you have the ability to look after a youngster. You will certainly not be assessed on your age, ethnicity, gender, marriage status, religious beliefs or sexual preference.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Whitehaven. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have aided to place 100's of carers throughout the UK as well as have over ten years of experience, which implies we can provide you the very best possible support required on your trip to help provide a safe as well as safe home to children as well as youngsters in treatment.

Applicants will certainly be assessed, whether it's your first time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer wanting to transfer fostering firms. We use our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering agency, evaluating abilities, location as well as experience. We build relationships in between carers as well as team, as well as you'll have an skilled specialist available to help 24-hour a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the safety as well as welfare of the young adults as well as youngsters in treatment, by only choosing to deal with reputable Fostering Agencies in addition to the training as well as support we provide to prospective foster carers. To attain this, we stick to 6 core worths:

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

Fostering Support

We assist all of our prospective foster moms and dads in their trip to ending up being foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Whitehaven and surrounding areas such as Llynclys, Morton, Porth-y-waen, Morton Common, Pant, Crickheath, Crickheath Wharf, Treflach, Gronwen, Redwith.

All of our foster carers to-be obtain substantial foster training details as well as support to ensure that they can provide a first-rate foster treatment solution as well as make a actual difference to a youngster or young adult in need. We also work to link our community of foster carers together - if you decide to be a foster parent you will certainly have the opportunity to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories as well as learn from their experience.

Even after you have taken on a foster youngster or young adult, you will certainly have the complete support of our specialist team that will certainly be on hand, 24-hour a day, to answer any questions you may have.

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

We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Whitehaven, Telford, Stoke-on-Trent, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Walsall, West Bromwich, Birmingham, Worcester, Redditch, Tamworth and across the West Midlands.

If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.