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About fostering

Find out about fostering including who can foster, types of foster care and what it means to be fostered.

Why foster?

People may choose to be a foster carer because:

  • they want to give back to society

  • they enjoy the challenge

  • fostering makes them feel like they are developing themselves

  • they enjoy building life-long relationships with the people they fostered

Whatever your reason, fostering is an extremely rewarding experience.

Many successful people from all walks of life were fostered or adopted, or both.  

Is fostering worth it?

Watch our short video asking carers if it is worth fostering.