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Foster Parent
Could you become a foster parent with FCA?
With a 10,000 shortage of foster parents across the UK, we’re recruiting foster parents throughout England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
If you have the right qualities to foster, you could make a positive and lasting difference to a child or young person’s life by becoming a foster parent with FCA.
Why Foster with FCA?
FCA is the UK’s leading Independent Fostering Agency (IFA). We currently have over 2100 children and young people in our care. Through our holistic model of fostering, Team Parenting™, we place the child’s needs firmly at the centre of what we do. And through this model of fostering, we’re achieving positive outcomes children and young people.
When you become a foster parent with FCA, or a foster carer as we prefer to say, you’ll receive all of the support that you’ll need. We have a network of over 80 offices across the UK, providing support, training and assistance to our foster carers.
The journey to becoming a foster carer
The journey to becoming a foster carer is seldom the same for every person.
One thing’s for sure, you’ll learn more at every stage. And with FCA, we begin the process of supporting our foster carers right from your first enquiry.
FCA makes the process of becoming a foster carer as smooth as possible for you. If this is your initial stage of enquiry into becoming a foster carer, we appreciate that talk of LA’s and IFA’s can be a little confusing. So don’t worry, we’ve broken down the process into logical and manageable steps.
Read through this become a foster carer section to learn about the
requirements of foster carers and the process for applying to become a foster carer, as well as all of the other relevant information you need when considering foster care as a career.
And whenever you're ready, you can register your interest by clicking the Enquire Online button in the top corner of your screen, or calling a specialist fostering advisor on 0800 023 4561. Don’t forget, you can learn more about fostering by viewing our foster care information pages.
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