St Christopher’s is a charity creating brighter futures for children and young people in care. As a leading provider of children's services, we always seek to develop our practice and find new ways of supporting young people.
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All our services have the same goal: to support children and young people to fulfil their potential, grow into independent adults and have happy, successful futures.
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There are many ways you can support St Christopher's work with children and young people. Find out how you can help young people reach their goals.
Become a foster carer
in the Dudley area
Fostering in Dudley
St Christopher’s is looking for kind, patient, compassionate people to become foster carers in Dudley.
Around 675 children in Dudley are in care. Like in the rest of the UK, the majority of children in care in Dudley live with foster families.
Although this figure accounts for only 1% of children and young people in the area, we are passionate about making sure every child has the chance to be happy and succeed. By providing foster families in Dudley we can make sure these young people have the best care available, enjoy their childhood and work towards a brighter future.
What do foster carers do?
When a young person comes into care, their local authority finds the most appropriate and suitable placement for their needs. This could be living with foster parents, in a children’s home or in semi-independent housing.
As a foster carer you will be supported by St Christopher’s to take care of a young person. This could involve helping them with schoolwork, going on fun days out as a family, or taking them to visit to their birth family.
Our regional office is located nearby in West Bromwich, where all our support groups and training sessions for West Midlands foster carers take place.
Enquire about fostering in Dudley
'Everybody is welcome at St Christopher’s.'
Meet the team
Annette Richards
Head of Fostering
Annette has 25 years’ experience as a social worker and has worked in a variety of residential settings, adoption and fostering services, and as a commissioner for children's services. She oversees St Christopher’s fostering services and is part of The Fairer Fostering Partnership, a group for charitable fostering agencies.
Fostering in Essex and Cambridgeshire
We're looking for foster carers in Essex & Peterborough. If you have a spare room & the compassion to change a child's life, we would love to hear from you.
Application process
Fostering with an agency like St Christopher's means that you get support the whole way through the application process. The first stage is an initial enquiry.
Fostering in Wolverhampton
St Christopher’s is looking for kind, patient, compassionate people to become foster carers in Dudley.
Fostering in Dudley
St Christopher’s is looking for kind, patient, compassionate people to become foster carers in Dudley.
Fostering in Sandwell
St Christopher’s is looking for kind, patient, compassionate people to become foster carers in Dudley.
Fostering in Walsall
St Christopher’s is looking for kind, patient, compassionate people to become foster carers in Dudley.
Fostering in Telford
St Christopher’s is looking for kind, patient, compassionate people to become foster carers in Dudley.