Fostering in Belfast

Do you live in Belfast or in the surrounding areas and want to become a foster parent to a child or young person?

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Interested in fostering in Belfast?

Children in your area urgently need caring foster parents to provide the safe, loving homes they deserve when they can no longer live with their own families.

Working in partnership with trusts across Northern Ireland, FCA provides high-quality foster care for children who need safe, stable homes.

Fostering is a life-changing decision, and we’re here to support you every step of the way. No previous experience is needed – our expert team will provide the training, guidance and encouragement you need to make a real difference to a child’s life.

As a foster parent, you’ll offer a safe and nurturing home where children can rebuild trust, grow in confidence and look towards a brighter future.

When you join FCA, you’ll benefit from comprehensive support, including your own dedicated supervising social worker, regular supervision and a 24/7 social worker helpline. You’ll also receive a generous fostering allowance, specialist training, access to fun activities and the support of a close-knit fostering community, ensuring you always have the advice and reassurance you need throughout your fostering journey.

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Benefits of working with FCA

24/7 advice service

Excellent ongoing training

Access to your local fostering team

Competitive payments

Local support groups

Local social activities and events

Who can foster with FCA?

Fostering is open to people from a wide range of backgrounds. You can foster with FCA if you:

Are over 21
Have a spare bedroom
Have the legal right to live and work in the UK
Have the time and emotional space to support a young person

If you’re unsure whether fostering could work for you, our team is here to talk through your circumstances and help you explore your options.

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Discover everything you need to know about fostering with FCA.

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Allowances

We provide our foster parents with a generous financial support package, plus other perks and benefits too.

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Apply to foster

Interested in taking the next step? Enquire now and chat with one of our dedicated professionals.

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Transfer to us

Already fostering? We’ll provide you with all the specialist support you need to make a difference.

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24/7 fostering support in Belfast

Here at Foster Care Associates Belfast, we pride ourselves as being a friendly and welcoming group of fostering professionals, who strive to make a difference to children and family’s lives.
As a foster care specialist with over 30 years’ experience, we provide every one of our foster families the support, training, and specialist services needed to achieve the best possible outcomes.

This includes:

Excellent allowances and benefits – receive a generous monthly allowance for each child in your care. Along with additional rewards, free days out and activities for all the family
Monthly support groups and therapeutic support for foster parents
Expert matching – our dedicated team work alongside Local Authorities across to ensure we match the right child to your family
24/7 support – Out-of-hours support that is there for you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
Dedicated supervising social worker who gets to know you and the children in your care
Team Parenting approach, giving you access to a network of childcare and therapeutic specialists
First-class training – you’ll also have access to a wealth of complimentary training courses that will continually develop your skills to provide the best possible care for children and young people

What our foster parents say about fostering with us…

“My first question to FCA was can a single, gay, man be a foster parent? They said yes, and here I am! If you are interested, or even if you think you might be, just take the step into this realm unafraid! Foster care is not without its challenges, but there are so many little moments that make it amazing.”

Clinton, FCA foster parent

“The support from FCA is great from the online training platform to our foster parent buddy to monthly support groups that are a really nice, safe place to chat. There are lots of opportunities, I never feel like we’re on our own and I always feel like if I need some help, there’s somebody I can phone.”

Allison, FCA foster parent

“FCA have given us a lot of support, we have had some difficult times but our supervising social worker has been there with advice, guidance, practical support – sending links to websites organisations, and the training we can access is excellent. My biggest regret is that we didn’t do this earlier.”

Elaine, FCA foster parent

Ciara Doyle

Registered Manager

Danielle Chapman

Referrals Manager

Morgan Binnie

Referrals Officer

Heather Miskimmin

Office Manager

Aimee Carlisle

Education Co-ordinator

Amy White

Senior Supervising Social Worker

Angelika Maczynska-McEvoy

Therapist

Leanne Matthews

Senior Administrator

Belinda Bowden

Senior Supervising Social Worker

Gillian Lynas

Participation Officer

Patrick Devlin

Fostering Service Manager

Lindsey Weatherall

Senior Supervising Social Worker

Melanie Donnelly

Supervising Social Worker

Vicki Cunningham

Supervising Social Worker

Mimi Todd

Senior Supervising Social Worker

Valerie McVeigh

Senior Administrator

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Whether you’re ready to start your journey or just want to chat to an expert, we’re here to talk.

Enquiry Form

You are required to have a spare bedroom that’s always available to a foster child. The spare room cannot be shared, and must be big enough to fit a single bed, a wardrobe and a chest of drawers.

Do you have a spare room?*

To be approved as a foster carer in the UK, you must be a British citizen or have the legal right to remain in the UK without restrictions that would prevent fostering.

Which of the following applies to you?*

How can we help you with your enquiry?*

The following questions are intended to help us understand your experience with children. Please note that prior experience is not required to become a foster carer, as full training will be provided.

Have you had children of your own?*

Do you have professional experience of working with children?*

Have you had any prior experience of fostering, such as being a foster parent or growing up in a fostering family?*

Have you ever adopted a child?*

Are you happy to receive regular fostering news from us?*

Yes

No

First Name*

Last Name*

Phone Number*

Email Address*

Postcode*