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Fostering

Types of foster care

There are a lot of reasons why families aren’t able to look after their children.

Many of these reasons will only apply for a short time. In other cases children might need to be fostered for much longer.

We need carers for children aged 0-18. The type of care depends on what support a child needs but foster carers can offer one or more of:

  • short-term care
  • long-term care
  • emergency care
  • special care for children with disabilities
  • respite care
  • remand care for young offenders 
  • temporary accommodation for young people getting ready to live independently

We offer professional training, constant guidance and financial support to all our foster carers.

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