Fostering in Stockport
Do you live in Stockport or in the surrounding areas and want to become a foster parent to a child or young person?
Interested in fostering in Stockport?
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 local authorities across Greater Manchester and beyond, 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.
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:
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Are over 21
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Have a spare bedroom
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Have the legal right to live and work in the UK
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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.
Allowances
We provide our foster parents with a generous financial support package, plus other perks and benefits too.
Apply to foster
Interested in taking the next step? Enquire now and chat with one of our dedicated professionals.
Transfer to us
Already fostering? We’ll provide you with all the specialist support you need to make a difference.
24/7 fostering support in Stockport
Here at Foster Care Associates Stockport, 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 competitive allowance each month 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…
“We receive lots of support from FCA, and it can be in different ways. If there’s something we’re finding difficult or challenging, we can always go and ask. If there’s something we’re not sure of, there’s always somebody on the end of the phone. Even if our social worker’s off, there’s always someone we can contact.”
Debbie, FCA foster parent
“The support with FCA is absolutely amazing — one of the main reasons we made the decision to go with this agency. It’s foster carer get-togethers, activities they put on for the children — including birth families. We have monthly support groups in the North West.”
Tracy, FCA foster parent
“The support from FCA is just unreal, I can just call my supervising social worker whenever I need advice or help, and she’s always available. They also organise summer activities for all the family which we go to whenever we can. I also attend support groups where I see foster parents I’ve known for a while, we catch up and also meet up outside the groups as well.”
Angie and Paul, FCA foster parents
Why foster parents transfer to FCA
As an experienced foster parent, you know the difference the right support can make. Choosing a fostering agency that values your skills and provides the support you need is an important decision.
Many foster parents choose to transfer to FCA because of our unrivalled levels of professional support and child-centred approach.
If you’re considering a move, our fast-track transfer process can help you transfer to FCA and be approved in as little as 12 weeks, ensuring minimal disruption to you and the children in your care.
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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.
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