Fostering Children in Yorkshire
Let’s change lives together
With our therapeutic approach and outstanding support, we create local networks that build confidence and resilience of foster parents and the young people they look after.
New to fostering?
If you’re new to foster care, you can learn all about our fostering process and how we are there every step of the way to help you transform a child’s life.
Looking to transfer?
Changing fostering agency is a big decision.
You can get honest advice and guidance from one of our friendly team.
Allowances
We offer our foster parents a generous fostering allowance alongside our other benefits, to enable you to provide the very best care to children you look after.
Eligibility Quiz
Interested in finding out more about becoming a foster parent? Wondering if you’re eligible to foster? Find out if you’re eligible to become a foster parent with our fostering quiz.
Meet the team
Lynne Maddocks
Service Manager
Janine Parker
Senior Supervising Social Worker
Jennifer Harriman
Senior Supervising Social Worker
Rachael Tomkins
Senior Supervising Social Worker
Nicola Greenwood
Senior Supervising Social Worker
Danielle Boneheyo
Senior Supervising Social Worker
Thomas Hague
Senior Supervising Social Worker
Getting started
Want to know more, our beginners guide to fostering is a great place to start.
Great allowances & rewards
We offer our foster parents an average weekly allowance of £501 per foster child over the age of 5. Alongside additional payments for birthdays, holidays, and religious holidays. Find out more about our foster agency and why fostering children is an extremely rewarding experience.
Why foster with us?
We care about our foster parents a lot and we understand how important it is to support them at all times. We’ve been rated as ‘Outstanding’ across all areas of our work by Ofsted four times.
As an independent agency, we provide you with the following:
- A fostering allowance of approximately £482 per week per child
- Locally-based support groups
- Initial and continuing training and development opportunities
- 24 hour support, 365 days a year
- Regular visits from a dedicated and experienced social worker
- Fun social activities
Could you foster?
We welcome applications from anyone interested in fostering regardless of your sexuality or gender, whether you’re single, married or living with a partner, as long as you have been living together for a year or more.
- All foster parents must be at least 21 years old
- You must be able to provide a stable home, including leave to remain
- A spare room is essential for the child you foster
Becoming a foster parent in Yorkshire
If you’re based in Yorkshire and interested in fostering, become a foster parent with Fostering People.
From the Pennines to the edge of the Peak District, we’re currently facing a shortage of 750 foster families across the region and are looking for people with the patience and commitment to change children’s lives.
Fostering People are rated as Outstanding by Ofsted, across all areas of our service and have been since 2013, making us one of the very best independent agencies that you can trust to provide you with the very best support around alongside our therapeutic approach.
Why foster with Fostering People in Yorkshire?
Our Yorkshire foster families are in constant demand from the local authorities across Yorkshire and we look after children of all ages.
Our dedicated Yorkshire team of experienced supervising social workers provide a very high level of support to our foster parents, and our fostering families are a close knot, supportive team who look after one another too.
We believe that relationships are at the heart of a safe and nurturing home and we work hard to build relationships with our families so they can feel confident building relationships with their children.
When you foster with us in Yorkshire, you’re guaranteed an excellent package of support. That’s because our Yorkshire team pride themselves on their personal approach and work closely with foster carers across the region to offer exceptional care.
From ongoing training opportunities to monthly support groups, we’re here for you – 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
But that’s not all. You’ll have plenty of opportunities to get to know other foster parents and staff through your region’s regular calendar of family events, activities and support groups.
We care about our foster families a lot and we understand how important it is to support them at all times. We are also an Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ agency across all areas of our work.
Take your first step to becoming a foster parent today
If you’re interested in becoming a foster parent and would like to learn more, then we’d love to hear from you.
Simply fill in the form below and one of our friendly team will be in touch.
Enquiry
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Download our Fostering Guide for beginners
To find out all you need to know about fostering, the application process and about fostering with Fostering People.
Please make sure you read our terms and conditions because you’re agreeing to them by submitting an enquiry. It’s also worth reading our privacy notice and cookies policy so you understand how we collect and use your personal data. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.