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Fostering is an amazing and rewarding journey that can turn a child’s life around. It could even change yours too.

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Transferring to us is simple and you’ll see the difference the moment you join our family.

Fostering Allowances

We offer generous and competitive fostering allowances and payments together with unrivalled levels of support and training.

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Get in touch and find out how you can change a child’s life through fostering.

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Find your local team fostering agency

As one of the largest independent foster agencies in the UK, we pride ourselves on giving you the support and training you need, exactly when you need it, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. From Belfast to Milton Keynes to Cardiff to Carnforth, your local FCA team provides life-changing fostering services for vulnerable children, young people and foster carers alike.

We’re there for you, so you can be there for the children and young people in your care.

The heart of fostering in the UK

With over 25 years of foster care experience, we continually strive to involve people and improve services. We’re one of the country’s largest and most experienced independent fostering agencies and committed to supporting every single foster child and foster parent, every single minute of the day.

Here at the FCA we understand that becoming a foster carer doesn’t happen overnight, but when you do choose to foster with us, you can rely on our support throughout the process.

BECOMING A FOSTER PARENT

Supporting Foster Parents

We know that foster care isn’t the same everywhere and we wouldn’t expect anyone to foster without the right training and support. We have been helping families become extraordinary foster families since 1994.

We have in-depth resources on hand, together with an extensive team of professionals, to provide specialist input when it’s needed. All the resources, everything you’d expect from a large and long-established foster care agency.

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Stronger together

We believe that everyone has a voice, and we’re committed to listening. By involving everyone our foster parents, colleagues, children and young people, we’ve created a positive and empowering culture where everyone feels respected, valued and able to contribute.

We grow stronger and better together, helping us improve the experiences of foster carers and the children they look after.

About FCA

Great rewards and benefits for foster parents

As an FCA family member, you will have access to our rewards platform with hundreds of offers at all your favourite high street retailers.

Are you thinking of fostering?

Download the FCA’s complete beginner’s guide to fostering a child. Find out more on how to foster a child and the process involved.

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Fostering stories

Single foster dad is defying gender stereotypes this Father’s Day

Single foster dad Mark from Reading is breaking gender stereotypes this Father’s Day by urging more men to consider fostering. Despite personal challenges, he’s remained dedicated to caring for children since 2008 and hopes to inspire others to do the same.

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April 7 2025

“We found that with FCA, they really go the extra mile to support us as a foster couple so that we in turn can give our best to the children.”

Tracy, one of our foster parents, sat down with us to share her story of finding the right fostering agency for her and her family, and why she’d encourage other foster parents to consider transferring to FCA today.

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March 31 2025

“The transfer to FCA was seamless. The children’s needs were the priority, and we felt fully supported every step of the way.”

Lee, a foster parent from Shropshire with over 20 years of experience, transferred to FCA in January 2025 seeking better support and a family-feel approach. He encourages anyone thinking about transferring to FCA, confident that they’ll find the same care and support that’s made a real difference to his family.

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March 3 2025

“I think my age has given me a level of wisdom and perspective that helps me guide the young people in my care.”

Meet FCA foster parent Jane, who shares how age has never been a barrier to fostering and making a positive impact on the lives of the young people in her care.

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February 7 2025

“FCA just seem like a big family who I always knew I wanted to work alongside.”

Meet Karen from Wiltshire who’s been fostering for 5 years with FCA. Her passion for nurturing and caring for children naturally led her to fostering, and after meeting with the team from FCA, she knew it was time to fulfil her lifelong dream.

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February 3 2025

“Fostering is by far the best and most rewarding thing I’ve ever done.”

Foster parent Alice shares how her fostering journey unfolded, the positive impact it continues to have on her daughter and how the support she receives from FCA has made fostering as a single parent the most rewarding thing she’s ever done.

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