Foster carers welcome children into their homes who cannot live with their birth parents. Foster carers provide a safe and caring family environment where children can thrive. Fostering is challenging and hard work, but it is also fun and rewarding.
"Once you become a foster carer, don't worry if you do have any problems, because you are not alone - you are part of a big team" St Christopher's foster carer
Children need foster carers for a variety of reasons:
- A foster child may need to live away from home for a short time whilst social workers help their family to sort themselves out.
- A child's parents may be ill or have mental health problems.
- A foster child may have been neglected or physically or sexually abused and cannot remain in the family home.
- The parents may have drug or alcohol problems affecting their parenting ability.
- A foster child may be an unaccompanied refugee or seeking asylum.
- The family may need a break from being carers of a disabled child - this is called short break fostering.
Foster children and young people may be placed with foster carers on their own or with their brothers and sisters.
St Christopher's Fostering provides:
If you are interested in becoming a foster carer please contact us by email fostering@stchris.org.uk, phone 0800 234 6282, or register online.
Or for more information on making placements with St Christopher's fostering services please click here or contact us on 0800 234 6282 or at fosteringduty@stchris.org.uk.