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Fostering, adoption and kinship care

We strive to provide local placements in both fostering and adoption for local children

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Fostering

Children and young people of all ages, backgrounds and needs require to be looked after away from their families from time to time.

Adoption

We are looking for adopters who can provide a loving, safe, secure and permanent home for children who cannot be looked after by their birth families

Supported lodgings and host carers

Would you be willing to offer space in your home and life to provide a stepping stone to a young person aged 16 years and over? Can you offer a young person a safe and supportive environment where they can begin to prepare for adult life?

Kinship care

When a child or young person cannot live with their birth parents, the preferred option is for them to live within their wider family and community circle. In its broadest sense this is known as Kinship Care.