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Our mission is to create brighter futures for children and young people. We do this by providing fostering, residential and support services where children and young people can feel safe and cared for. We support them to make positive relationships which give them the confidence to succeed.
St Christopher’s foster carers have looked after children in the West Midlands since 2007, with a friendly team based in our West Bromwich office. There is a real family feel to everything we do – we have a small team, so staff and foster carers quickly get to know each other.
Training is continuous throughout your time as a foster carer. We recognise that you are professionals doing an important role, so we offer lots of opportunities for you to develop. Foster carers complete our bespoke social pedagogy training, which really sets St Christopher’s apart from other fostering agencies.
Our charity provides training tailored to the fostering role, and we actively encourage foster carers to suggest and request specialist training that supports their needs and interests.
St Christopher’s is on the lookout for people who want to change a child’s life through fostering. We particularly need families who can look after teenagers and / or sibling groups of younger children.
When a group of siblings go into care, sometimes they cannot stay together because they have experienced too many difficult things together. However, they sometimes end up separated simply because there are no foster families with enough space to look after more than one child.
We want to change that – but we need your help. If you have one or more spare bedrooms then please enquire about fostering today.
St Christopher’s has been marvellous, being able to pop in for a chat and getting advice on other things to try. 100% support from all the team.
Our fostering Statement of Purpose for the region can be found here: Statement of Purpose St Christopher’s Fostering West Midlands Region
Barbara has been a qualified social worker since 2003. Before her social worker degree, she worked for six years as a nursery manager. Barbara also worked as a therapeutic social worker and believes that these transferable skills have allowed her to find her vocation within the fostering field. She understands that fostering can be both rewarding and challenging and endeavors to give all of our foster carers the best support possible alongside a listening ear.
Kuljit joined St Christopher’s Fellowship in January 2022 as a Regional Administrator, supporting fostering teams across both regions. In 2024, he transitioned into the Referrals department, coordinating placements for fostering and residential services at St Christopher’s.
In September 2025, Kuljit was appointed Panel Manager, bringing both operational insight and lived experience to the role. As a former foster carer, he understands the importance of the panel process and is committed to ensuring it remains transparent, supportive, and focused on the best outcomes for children and young people.
Pauline has more than 25 years’ experience as a social worker and has worked in residential, childcare and fostering services. As the Registered manager for the Eastern Region, Pauline is keen to build on the excellent work our foster families offer to achieve even more better outcomes for children in care.
Rabiyah has been a qualified Social Worker since 2020. Before coming to St Christopher’s, she was based in a Local Authority working with children and young people. Rabiyah believes that all children should be part of a loving and caring home and the opportunity to express their wishes and feelings
Anita qualified as a social worker in 2018 and went to work in Child protection for around 3.5 years. This gave her an amazing experience with children, parents as well as foster parents. Anita has worked in fostering for the last 3 years and joined St Christopher’s as Recruitment and Retention lead in July 2024. Anita believes that recruitment of good foster carers is very important for children in need of a loving home. Children need appropriate care and love to thrive, and to achieve this, people who look after them must be thoroughly assessed and guided to provide the best care possible. Anita believes that foster parents are extraordinary people who are doing extraordinary work.
Praise has been a social worker for several years but worked in a different sector to social work prior to this. She graduated in 2017 with an undergraduate degree in Law. Having worked in the legal sector, Praise decided that she wanted to work with people in local communities. She moved to Manchester in 2018 and worked with Asylum seeking children, whilst studying for a master’s in international development and volunteering with the local Youth Justice Team.
Praise first came into social work in 2021 when she started on a Social Work graduate programme and was based in Manchester. She has worked in Child in need, Child Protection and Looked after Children’s Teams in both Manchester and Birmingham.
Her experience working with children, who are looked after, has meant that she has a different outlook on fostering and will bring this into her role.
Rochelle Cyrus is our Fostering Recruitment and Retention Administrator. She has graduated from university with a bachelor’s degree in graphic design and is keen to support the work of St Christopher’s.
Rochelle has over 10 years of fostering experience as her parents currently foster 2 young people with the agency. Rochelle is looking forward to upskill her knowledge and creative expertise to enhance her role with the agency.
Sarah is our fostering administrator for the West Midlands. She believes it is important when undertaking a front door role to be a warm and welcoming presence. Sarah has over 30 years in customer relations which has enabled her to use her transferable skills when interacting with current and prospective foster carers and other professionals.
Lauren, is a Fostering Support Worker for the West Midlands Region and eager to further improve her skills. She has a background in Psychology and previous experience in family support work and brain injury support. Lauren is keen to make a positive impact to the lives of the children and young people at St Christopher’s Fellowship via the direct work she undertakes with them.
Kashjelle Cyrus has been a Care Bank Support Worker for St Christopher’s since 2023. She graduated from university with a Bachelor of Science in Health and Social care and continues studying towards her Master of Science in Psychology (Conversion). Kashjelle has been a part of a fostering family for over 10 years with St Christopher’s, currently fostering 2 young people. Using her knowledge from personal and educational experience, she works directly with children within the agency in encouraging positive development and reassurance within their placement. She is excited to utilise and develop her skills and knowledge further during her journey within the St Christopher’s team.