Support for Foster Carers

Supporting Those Who Care

We want all our carers to feel supported. Fostering is not something you do alone, as a foster carer you create a whole new network of people to support you in helping vulnerable young people and we want to be part of that journey with you.

The weekly allowances and financial aspects are only one way we support you, which you can find out more about here.

Our Support Team

We have a team of dedicated staff who are there to provide support when you need it. They are all experienced in caring for children and many were foster carers themselves, so they have a very good idea of the best way to help you, which can in invaluable when you find yourself unable to be in two places at the same time!

They can do transport for our carers, whether that’s travelling to a medical appointment, doing school runs or collecting the child’s belonging from their previous home.

The support staff can provide you with crèche, so carers can attend important appointments or training commitments.  They can even help with parent and child arrangements to ensure everybody is properly cared for when you are not there.

The supervised contact we offer has been an outstanding part of the service we provide, and we are fortunate enough to have two separate rooms available in our offices, specifically for the use of contact which are large enough to take large sibling groups. 

The rooms are fully equipped with toys and games for all ages, and there is fully equipped kitchen on the premises.

Support for Children

Our youth participation officer goes out and builds relationships with the children and young people, giving them opportunities to share their experiences, work on independence skills and be an active part of our agency as well as ensuring they are happy and healthy.

Annually we hold at least six events to encourage our young people and foster families to get together. These activities tend to focus on different areas which provide children with opportunities to try new life skills and develop new interests.

Almost all of our social events are inspired by what our children request and where relevant, we will try to develop the skills in our young people such as teaching baking skills for the bake sale, getting creative with junk modelling or educating them about online safety whilst hosting a gaming bus. Sometimes though we really do just host an event for fun and to socialize like with laser tag, prison island and parties just to name a few!