From Cumbria to Humberside, Merseyside to Northumberland, if you live in the North of England and are interested in fostering, we’re here to support you.
In the North of England we have two fostering services. Our local friendly teams will get to know you and support you every step of the way, because here fostering is a team effort.
Our North West England team cover Cumbria, Cheshire, Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside, including Liverpool.
If you live in Yorkshire or North East England, including Durham, Gateshead, the Humber, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, North Lincolnshire, Northumberland, Sunderland or Teesside, our North England fostering team will look after you.
Wherever you live in the North of England if you’re interested in fostering, we’d love to support you to change a childhood and a life. You can count on our dedicated community of foster carers and staff to be by your side. We run regular events, and you can find details of events we’re running on our Eventbrite page or you can stay in touch with us on Facebook.
We also have regular get-togethers alongside the ongoing training we offer for those who’ve already started fostering, because the support we offer will continue long after you welcome a child into your home.
If you’ve got questions we’d love to have a no-commitment chat about how fostering could be the right step for you.
Set up a no-strings attached call about fostering
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'll support you
To support a foster child, you need to feel supported too. With our round-the-clock helpline, a dedicated support worker, training, financial support and incredible community of foster carers there's lots of reasons to choose to foster with us.
What's the process?
Welcoming a child or young person into your life is an incredible thing to do - and a big decision to make. We'll make sure you have the information you need to work out if it's right for you and where you are in your life.
“I feel I’ve been absolutely rewarded doing it in every sense.”
Robert and Patricia, from North East England, have been short break and emergency foster carers since 2012.
“In the beginning, you hope it’s the right role for you, but you don’t know,” Patricia says, “but over the years when you reflect back on it, you think my goodness I have enjoyed this so, so much!”
