Fostering a child

"There is nothing better than to help turn a child's life around, and to make them feel positive about themselves."
Action for Children foster carer

We have a flexible approach and believe that the most important thing is that a child or young person is being well taken care of. We need all types of carers to reflect the types of children and young people who need a place to stay when they cannot live with their own families for a variety of reasons.

As an experienced UK children's charity, we provide:

Excellent support including a 24-hour helpline, so we're just a phone call away
Continuous training and development, so you're prepared for the challenges and rewards of fostering
Careful matching
Generous allowances, competitive fees and paid breaks

We are specifically looking for foster carers in the following areas:

South East - particularly in and around Hampshire, Thurrock, Hertfordshire, Essex, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, Surrey, Southampton, Portsmouth, East Sussex, West Sussex, Isle of Wight and across the London boroughs
Midlands - particularly in and around Solihull, Coventry, Warwickshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Birmingham, Sandwell, Dudley, Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, Walsall, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Nottingham and Derby
South West - particularly in and around Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Bath and NE Somerset, Wiltshire, Bristol, Swindon, Torbay, Plymouth, Devon and Somerset
Yorkshire and the Humber - Barnsley, Bradford, Calderdale, Doncaster, Hull, East Riding, Wakefield, North East Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire, York, Sheffield
North East - particularly in and around Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Durham, North and South Tyneside, Sunderland, Gateshead, Northumberland Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, Stockton-on-Tees, Hartlepool and Wirral
Northern Ireland - particularly in the areas of the Northern Trust and Belfast Trust
Wales - south and mid regions
Scotland - all regions

Contact us

Do something life changing. Foster.
For a free information pack or more information on fostering our simple, online contact form., call 0845 200 5162 or read our fostering report.