The Fostering Network
The Fostering Network is the UK’s leading fostering charity. We are passionate about the difference foster care makes to children and young people. Transforming fostered children’s lives is at the heart of everything we do.
We are the essential network for foster care, bringing together everyone who is involved in the lives of fostered children, inspiring, motivating and supporting them to make foster care better. Together, we’re a powerful catalyst for change, influencing and shaping fostering policy and practice at every level.
We work to ensure all fostered children have a positive experience of family life, supporting them to have high aspirations, to overcome the challenges of their early lives and to achieve their very best.
We help foster carers to improve children’s lives. We champion the vital role they and their families play in helping fostered children, and work to ensure they are properly recognised, valued and supported.
Latest news
We would like to congratulate our members who were recognised for their fantastic contribution to fostering in the Queen’s birthday honours this June.
In response the launch of the independent Care Review in Scotland yesterday, chief executive of The Fostering Network, Kevin Williams, said:
Upcoming Events
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Tuesday, 25 April, 2017 to Wednesday, 19 July, 2017Wrexham: Tuesdays 25 April - 18 July; Cardiff: Wednesdays 26 April - 19 July
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Tuesday, 4 July, 2017 to Thursday, 29 March, 2018London
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Tuesday, 12 September, 2017 to Tuesday, 5 December, 2017Llety Cynin, Llangynin Rd, St Clears, Carmarthenshire SA33 4JR
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Tuesday, 25 April, 2017 to Wednesday, 19 July, 2017Wrexham: Tuesdays 25 April - 18 July; Cardiff: Wednesdays 26 April - 19 July
As part of the Big Lottery funded Confidence in Care Consortium, The Fostering Network Wales are delivering free Fostering Changes training programmes across Wales for independent fostering agencies. Places are available for all their foster carers, regardless of their experience and relationship to the children they look after. The next Fostering Changes courses for the independent sector will run in Wrexham and Cardiff after the Easter holidays
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Tuesday, 4 July, 2017 to Thursday, 29 March, 2018London
Enabling participants to develop training skills, knowledge and confidence in delivering pre-approval foster care training linked to assessment.
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Tuesday, 12 September, 2017 to Tuesday, 5 December, 2017Llety Cynin, Llangynin Rd, St Clears, Carmarthenshire SA33 4JR
As part of the Confidence in Care Consortium, The Fostering Network Wales are delivering free Fostering Changes training programmes across Wales exclusively for foster carers from independent fostering providers. The courses are open to all foster carers regardless of their experience and relationship to the children they look after.