Could You Foster A Child?

21 November 2023

 

Could You Foster and help change the life of a child?

Foster with St Helens Borough council, they are OFSTED graded good and judged to be outstanding for care leavers

As a specialist foster care you can claim a weekly fee and allowance up to £1,000

They are looking for foster carers who have good support within their own families. However, they have very strong working relationships with  carers and always strive to support them when needed.

As they are a Local Authority, they are able to provide a very wide range of quality training courses. 

They also have strong existing links with local schools, healthcare providers and children's centres, making your experiences as a foster carer as seamless as possible.

As all children come into the care of the Local Authority in the first instance, social workers have first-hand knowledge of the children, their families and their needs. This allows them to accurately match children to carers who are most suited to them.

They are based in the centre of St Helens, are able to provide a localised service, easily accessible for you as a foster carer.

Find out more by visiting sthelens.gov.uk/fostering or call 01744 671146