If you live in Scotland and want to know more about fostering, we’d love to speak to you.
Wondering if fostering is for you? We're here to help. If you’re interested in helping a child feel safer, happier, healthier and more hopeful, let's talk fostering today.
Fostering is an incredibly rewarding experience. We know that to give a child the support they need, you need to feel supported too. We’ll be right by yours and your foster child’s side, bringing our 150 years of experience of changing childhoods and changing lives with us. You’ll have a dedicated social worker, specialist training, competitive financial support and round-the-clock phone support where there’s always a lovely member of our team ready to help you, any time of day.
You’ll be part of our brilliant and wonderfully diverse community of foster carers, creating a sense of belonging across the country. We organise meet-ups for you and our other foster carers, as well as foster children and families, for everyone to come together, have a chat, laugh and share experiences and advice.
You can find out more about our upcoming events on Eventbrite. You can also stay in touch with us on Facebook.
Ready to find out more? Let’s explore how fostering could be the right step for you.
Set up a no-strings attached call about fosteringOur values align with the principles of The Promise, Scotland's promise to children and young people who experience being looked after by their local authority that they will grow up loved, safe, and respected. We believe all children and young people should grow up feeling that way and realise their full potential. Learn more about The Promise.
Want to learn about fostering?
What is fostering?
Foster care provides a safe, secure and stable environment for children and young people who cannot live with their birth family. When life gets tough or unsafe at home, some children and teenagers need a caring adult to look after them until things can get better. You could be the person helping change their life for the better.
Could you be a foster carer?
There are so many things about you that will make you a great foster carer, but there are a few practical things you need too.
How we support our foster carers
To support a foster child, you need to feel supported too. With our round-the-clock helpline, expert training, financial support and incredible community of foster carers there's lots of reasons to choose to foster with us.
“There hasn’t been a single day I haven’t felt supported by Barnardo’s on my fostering journey.”
Learn about the help and support we provide foster carers like Sharon.
