Surrounding people with specialist support
A blanket of care for children and young people with complex needs to support their development and progress, whilst guiding foster parents with professional therapeutic services.
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- 12 locations nationwide
- All rated 'Outstanding' or 'Good' by Ofsted
- Dedicated, professional teams
A circle of support
Working with children and young people with complex needs, we surround them and their foster parents with a strong and highly trained team to make sure they’re fully supported at every step.
Offering friendly and non-judgemental support, we help them understand and change behaviours, giving everyone the opportunity to grow from strength to strength.
Over 30 years' experience
Established in 1987, we were the first independent fostering agency in the UK.
Wrap-around support package
A professional team of social workers, therapists, educational experts and fostering advisors at your fingertips.
Excellent allowances and benefits
Receive up to £582 per week for each child placed, plus additional allowances.
Experts in therapeutic care
We pioneered therapeutic foster care over 30 years' ago to help young people in care with complex needs.
Ongoing professional development
Access to first-class training including specialist courses and professional qualifications.
22 nights respite
Receive up to 22 nights' respite per year to give you time to relax and unwind.
What makes us different?
Founded by foster parents, we understand the challenges our team face and have developed a fostering programme to ensure families receive all the professional support, training and services they need.
Professional development opportunities
Our aim is to help our foster parents become as knowledgeable as possible because that improves the experiences of the children and young people in their care.
As well as ongoing specialist courses, such as Autism Awareness, Theraplay and Foetal Alcohol Syndrome, there's also an opportunity to gain professional qualifications, including an NVQ3 or QCF level 3 in Health & Social Care.
Great allowance & rewards
We offer a competitive weekly allowance, around £500 per child, to cover the cost of the child as well as provide you with a professional fee for all your hard work and dedication.
We also pay additional allowances to go towards holidays, summer activities and school uniform and you'll have access to our rewards platform, where you can find hundreds of discounts for family days out, shops, restaurants and more.
Providing fun family experience discounts
Get hundreds of incredible discounts on family experiences, shops and restaurants across the UK.
Pam & John’s story
Pam & John have fostered with us for more than 20 years and have cared for over 100 children, mostly long-term but also respite too. They have plenty of advice for anyone considering becoming a foster parent...
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