Get into fostering in 2025

Supporting a child or young person and making them feel safe and valued is one of the most rewarding things you can do with your time.

With a wide range of options, including short-term, long-term and part-time fostering, it’s also never been easier to fit fostering into your life.

There’s so much more to fostering than you might think.

If you’re considering fostering, join our online information event, where we’ll talk you through the different types of foster carers and advise on the right option for you.

You could become:

• a short breaks foster carer, taking care of a child or young person over a weekend or overnight, while maintaining your employment
• a short-term foster carer, caring for a number of weeks of months
• or a long-term foster carer, who looks after a child or young person on a permanent basis, offering them stability and a permanent home.

You may also have a specific interest in:

• fostering for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and young people
• parent and child fostering, supporting and mentoring a young person as they care for their infant
• offering regular short breaks to children living with their birth family to reduce the risk of them coming into care

Make this year memorable.

Become a foster carer and play an unforgettable role in the life of a young person.