Foster/kinship carer

Foster/kinship carer membership benefits

  • Legal Protection Policy for your household including up to £150K in legal expenses and solicitor attendance at police interviews under caution 

  • 24/7 Legal Advice on any UK law issue, provided by advisers with law degrees and postgraduate qualifications 

  • 24/7 Emotional support line manned by qualified counsellors with at least three years’ post-qualification experience 

  • Emotional Support & Information portal - offering immediate information, answers and advice to a range of workplace and personal issues.  Members can also avail of the confidential ‘online chat’ function giving you advice and guidance at your fingertips 

  • Information and Advice line covering everyday issues 

  • Education advice  

  • Guidance on school-related legal matters such as admissions, exclusions, and appeals. 

  • Support with bullying, school problems, student grants/loans, and practical resources from advisers trained by Citizens Advice  

  • Legal Assistance Portal – offering self-serve legal document drafting and access to an extensive resource library 

  • Independent support services, advice and mediation, where commissioned by your fostering service 

  • Regular updates through e-news and our members-only magazine  

  • Access to specially selected family & household discounts 

  • Member-only events, including free and discounted opportunities - Events 

  • Opportunities to influence policy and contribute to sector-wide campaigning - policy and campaign 

  • Foster Carer Forums for peer connection and shared learning 

Our foster/kinship carer household membership offers you support, keeps you connected and provides protection for the whole fostering family. 

This membership is for approved foster/kinship carers who: 

As a household member, you will share our commitment to supporting, enriching and empowering those who work together, to offer love, warmth, stability and hope to children and young people.

Foster/Kinship Carer Membership is just £51.44 per household, per year.

If you are retired from foster care and would like to join us in membership, please refer to our retired foster carer page.

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