Fostering
Have you ever thought about fostering and making a difference for children? You can be married, single, heterosexual, gay or lesbian, of any ethnicity, disabled, a homeowner or tenant, working or unemployed. If you enjoy the company of children and are patient, caring, open minded and committed, then fostering could be for you. If you are interested in finding out more about fostering, please look at our list of frequently asked questions below, and then contact us for an information pack.
- What is fostering?
- What sort of people can be foster carers?
- What sort of checks do you do on foster carers?
- Do I have to have a spare bedroom?
- Do I have to live in Middlesbrough?
- What's the next step?
- What happens if I decide to apply?
- Where can I get more information?
- Do you need foster carers from black and ethnic minority groups?
- Contact details
What is fostering?
Middlesbrough Council looks after children and young people who cannot live with their own families. There can be many different reasons for this; it could be due to a temporary crisis or illness or it could be because some kind of abuse has taken place. We believe that the best type of care for the children we are looking after is a family placement, so we need more people to come forward and act as foster carers. As a foster carer, you will be caring for someone else’s child in your own home. You will be working as part of a team, sharing the task of caring for the child with his or her parent(s) and with us. The child may stay for a few days, a few weeks or for much longer than this.