Thinking of fostering

Foster carers provide a home for children from a range of backgrounds who can no longer live with their birth family. They offer a warm and caring home for children and young people and help them to move into a happy, stable future.

Pre-assessment questions:

• Are you 21 years or older?
• Do you have a spare room?
• Are you willing to share your time?
• Do you live in Medway or within a 20 mile radius?
• Are you a British Citizen or have indefinite leave to remain in the UK?

If you answered yes to all these questions, then you are eligible to foster.

You can also foster if you are:

• Married, single or in a relationship
• Any gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, religion or culture. 

Medway Council: 5 reasons to foster with us:

• We know the children who come into care and are dedicated to offering them the best of our resources
• We offer rates competitive with IFA’s and other councils
• You are appreciated and supported as part of a team of professionals
• You have the opportunity to develop into specialist areas of fostering
• We offer joint training with social workers to develop skills in joint working to get the best outcome for every child.

Why we're better:

• We put the children and their outcomes first
• We provide unrivalled training and support
• We work with agencies to meet the complex needs of children with: family support, therapy, educational provision for learning difficulties and support moving from care into independent living
• We work with both children in care and foster carers to offer the right support and manage challenges on an individual basis.

Upcoming fostering information sessions:

If you want to get answers to your questions about fostering and find out how to get started, then attend one of our information sessions. You will meet social workers and foster carers and get more information about becoming a foster carer.

• Rainham School for Girls

  Thursday 25 May 2017, 10am to 12pm

• Innovation Centre, Darwin Room.

  Wednesday 21 June, 6pm to 8pm

• Rainham School for Girls

  Tuesday 18 July 2017, 10am to 12pm