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Kingston Upon Thames Fostering Agency
Join a local therapeutic foster agency that puts a circle of professional support around you and your family.
Could you become a foster parent in Kingston Upon Thames?
We urgently need more people to join our mission to transform children’s lives across London, including Kingston Upon Thames, New Malden, Chessington, and Surbiton.
If you're empathetic, patient, and compassionate, and can open your home and heart to a child in need, we’d love to hear from you.
Excellent Training and Support for Foster Parents
As an ISP foster parent, you’ll be supported by our dedicated South London fostering team, who will match the right child with your family and provide quality wrap-around support to ensure you have everything you need to make a meaningful difference.
In addition to exceptional support, you’ll receive all the training necessary to become a confident and skilled foster parent. At ISP, we’ve developed therapeutic fostering, a unique approach that centres on each child’s individual needs, helping them heal from difficult early childhood experiences.
With over 35 years of expertise in providing specialised care, you can trust that you're in good hands with ISP.
Download information pack
If you're interested in fostering, then download our information pack to discover everything you need to know about becoming a foster parent with ISP.
Fostering allowance
When you foster in London with ISP, you'll receive an enhanced allowance to cover the cost of caring for a child. Thanks to special tax rules, this allowance is often tax-free.
You'll also receive a range of other benefits, including:
- Birthday and religious festival payments
- New secondary school uniform allowance
- Start-up payment based on the child’s needs
- Up to 22 nights of paid respite
- Exclusive refer-a-friend scheme
- Access to rewards and discounts
Download our finance guide
Our handy finance guide will help you to understand the ins and outs of fostering finances, including tax, benefits and national insurance.
“Fostering really changed me. If you can foster, you should do it, because there are lots of children who need help right now. You can give a good future to those children. When you see children becoming independent and achieving, it really makes you so proud.”
Afsheen, foster parent with ISP
Join us today
Now more than ever, we need people like you to consider becoming foster parents. We welcome everyone who can provide a safe, loving home for a child—regardless of gender identity, sexuality, ethnicity, or relationship status. Get in touch today if you'd like to find out more.
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