The types of foster placements vary depending on the children that need caring for. We aim to place children in foster homes within their local area and this sometimes includes the placement of groups of siblings. As these children have already experienced disruption in their lives, spending time being cared for in a new loving environment and being able to…
If you have been considering foster care as a career then one of the most important steps to consider is which agency to choose. While each agency will have thorough processes to assess whether someone fits all the requirements to become a foster carer, it is a two-way process. You should also look at what an agency offers you as…
Foster care is when a child is cared for by someone who is not from their birth family. Children can come into care at any age from babies up to the age of 18, and in some circumstances a foster carer is sought to take care of a young parent and child. Parent and child carers offer a very specialised…
Young people come into care for various reasons, invariably they have been let down by the adults in their lives. This is where foster caring steps in, and we are always looking for foster carers to become part of the OwnLife team. Our mission with any child placed through us is that they stay as long as possible with the same family, so as…
With 51,850 children living in foster care in England[1] and with the overall population of looked after children having risen by 5% since 2012[2], the role a foster carer plays is vital to the lives of so many children in England in providing a happy and healthy environment so they can have the opportunity to develop to their full potential. Children…
Would you love to foster, but assume you can’t? Read on to dispel some of the top myths about what you need to be a foster carer. You can foster if you have a mortgage, pay rent to a private landlord or live in a council property. As long as you can give the fostered child their own room in…
Discuss becoming a foster carer in Wandsworth and other London boroughs with OwnLife Fostering. Call on 020 8313 3304 or email fosteringinfo@ownlife.org.uk