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Working with and for our members
Working with and for our members
Who we are
• UK membership organisation, • Leading charity for everyone
involved in foster care
• 58,000 foster carers• 99% of local authorities• Over 150 independent
fostering agencies
Our mission is to work with andsupport all those involved in
foster care in order to achievethe best outcomes for children
and young people in foster care.
The voice of foster care
• Bringing together our members
• Sharing knowledge and best practice
• Raising awareness and challenging stereotypes
• Campaigning for change at the highest level
Membership benefits
• Block membership scheme for your foster carers
• Access to helplines:
Medical, legal, tax and stress counseling helpline
0844 581 0404
• Access to our information and advice services020 7261 1884 or [email protected]
• Multiple copies of Foster Care
www.fostering.net
Access to membersonly content online,including exclusiveresources• Signposts in
Fostering• Find a Fostering
Service• Panel member
database
• Regular information and news from the fostering world – newsletters and e-news
• Special members’ prices on events, publications, training and services
www.fosteringresources.co.uk
Making foster care work for every fostered child and every foster family
Projects
FCA development project
Delegated authority
Foster carer peer mentoring
‘Hard to reach’ foster carers
Sons and Daughters Week
• A chance to recognise and celebrate the role
of sons and daughters
• ‘I have nothing but praise for the Fostering Network. They are very accessible and always there at the end of the phone. All the members of staff are helpful, approachable and knowledgeable. We use them to give independent support to our foster carers and the feedback is overwhelmingly positive – it’s so useful to be able to offer this valuable support to our foster carers.’
Fostering team manager
