- To Become a Foster Carer: 0800 023 4561
- Other Enquiries: 0800 085 2225
Fostering in Northern Ireland
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Consider fostering in Londonderry
Thank you for visiting our fostering in Londonderry page. Becoming a foster carer in Derry in Northern Ireland means that you are entitled to a wealth of support from FCA.
With 80 offices in locations across the UK, FCA is the largest Independent Foster Agency in the country. FCA offices in Northern Ireland include one right here in Derry. This serves as your nearest local office for all enquiries relating to fostering in Derry and fostering in Omagh.
Support services in Derry
Fostering is a very rewarding career choice and one that many people consider. If you foster with FCA you will have the benefit of a wrap-around support service known as Team Parenting® which provides consistent support in the form of professional help and guidance to foster carers and the children and young people they look after.
This support is delivered through a team of experts with a range of specialist skills that include a specially assigned FCA social worker, therapist, education officer and Children and Young Person’s Support Service (CYPSS) worker, all based at the local office and available for regular contact.
The level of regular contact with these professionals depends on the needs of the carer and the looked after young people but the Team Parenting® approach aims to address the specific needs of foster carers to ensure they are well equipped to provide the best possible care and to obtain the best possible outcomes for the vulnerable children who live with them.
Making a difference
Many other forms of support are also available to those who choose to foster in Derry; the regular events and activities in the Derry region, the on-going training programme that encourages local carers to enhance their fostering skills and the regular carer group meetings specifically aimed at supporting foster carers.
All these provide support and guidance to carers in their daily role which in turn helps them to provide the best care for the young people they look after.
Register your interest
If you think you could become a foster carer in and around Derry then complete the online enquiry form to register your interest and we’ll be in touch as soon as possible.
