Savings – a summary of how CFC saves for children/young people

Choosing an agency to begin fostering with, can be confusing. Picking one to go with can be difficult and this article aims to suggest important matters for you to consider.

Find out more about different types of fostering - whether you’d like to know more about long…

We know people take a long time thinking about fostering before reaching out. This is why…

The Fostering Network introduced a protocol which helps foster carers to move…

We believe that it is fundamental that our families have the resources…

Many of our foster carers have dogs and other pets.  Children and young people often…

The foster care allowance is made up of two elements: an allowance for the care of the…

Yes. Local councils expect foster parents to transport children to school…

Yes. We understand you may want to work as well as foster so we don’t ask…

We tend to place children in their own rooms as a rule…

It’s not uncommon for foster carers to have some convictions…

There are several important checks that we…

Before you can become a foster carer…

It could take up to six months to be approved as a foster carer…

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Children belong in families. We welcome people from all backgrounds as foster carers…

We offer lots of support to get foster carers started. Our training is first-class. And once…

Foster carers come from all walks of life and many different communities. You may be…

The journey to becoming one of our foster carers sets the foundations based on…

Check out our guides to fostering! We have a version for teenagers and younger…

You will have your own bedroom or you may share it with your brother or sister…

You will have your own Social Worker who will oversee your care and welfare. They will…

You will still be able to practice your religion and your faith and cultural needs will be…

It is important that you tell your Social Worker who you would like to see in your family…

Every effort will be made for you to stay at your school. Your Social Worker will talk to you and will let you know…

Community Foster Care is a Charity that provides foster families for children and young people who are unable to stay with their parents…

Fostering is a special service set up for looking after children and young people who are unable to…

If you feel unhappy or feel that something isn’t right you can contact Community Foster Care…

Young People in foster care deserve to experience as full a family life as possible as part of a foster family. You should…