New to Fostering People?
Are you new to care or going to live with a new family or carer? Download your guides here.
Feedback forms
Give us your feedback or contribute to your foster parent or parents review.
Blogs & Support
Whether you’re new to care or are worried about something at school, we want to support you.
Over 18s
We like to keep in touch with you to find out how things are going now you’re an adult.
Who are Fostering People?
We are an Independent Fostering agency and have a number of foster families who live across the country providing family homes for children of all ages.
We are separate to Children’s Services but we work closely with them to make sure you are ok. We want to make sure that you are happy, comfortable and safe during the time you are living with our carers.
We have our own social workers to support you and your foster carer, we have people who we can get advice from about your education and we have groups and get together for you and your carers, so you can have your say.
We provide you with lots of helpful information in these guide, there are two different ones for different ages. They contain lots of useful contact numbers, what to do if you find yourself in a difficult situation and lots of ideas of activities and groups you may wish to get involved in.
Fostering People will also send you magazines from time to time which will let you know what’s going on in Fostering People and for young people enables you to get directly involved.
“You might feel upset or scared when it’s your first time in care, but don’t be scared. It’s really nice to have someone to look after you. Remember they are always there for you when you need them. If you feel sad or you want to talk about something, just tell your foster carer. Please don’t forget there is nothing to worry about”. – Z, aged 14.
We Care – Let’s Talk About You
Help at Hand
Here you’ll find information from the Children’s Commissioner about ‘Help at Hand’. If you’re in care, leaving care, living away from home or working with children’s services Help at Hand can offer you free support, advice and information.
Need A Bit More Help Or Want To Talk?
New to care?
So…you might be feeling nervous, and not know much right now but that’s okay, we’ve got you covered. Download a guide to living in a foster family with Fostering People.
Have Your Say
Your feedback is important to us and your carers. We use it to help us provide support to your carers and it also goes towards a review that your carers have each year.
Something Wrong?
There are many reasons you may be unhappy, as it’s not always easy living in a foster family. Let us know if you’re concerned about the way that you are being treated.
Stay Safe Online
It can be difficult to know what to do to keep yourself safe online. Here are some resources for you and your foster family.
Keep In Touch
Are you someone that used to be in foster care with Fostering People and have now reached independence? We would like to keep in touch with you to find out how things are going now you’re an adult.
Blogs, Support & News
We care about you and want to provide content that can support you as you work your way through foster care. Whether you’re new to care or are worried about something at school, we want to support you.