Fostering in West Lothian
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Please email us on enquiries@fosteringpeople.co.uk
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Interested in fostering in West Lothian?
Do you live in West Lothian or the surrounding areas? Are you interested in fostering? You could make an incredible difference to a child’s life by fostering in West Lothian.
Foster parents do amazing work every day with children that are unable to live with their own families. Across Scotland over 7,000 children need a safe and stable home with a fostering family who can look after them for as long as they need it.
We need foster parents from a wide range of backgrounds, both couple’s and single foster parents - from any ethnicity, age or sexual orientation to help with the growing need to provide children with a caring and loving foster home.
If you are interested in fostering a child within the West Lothian area, get in touch with our friendly fostering team today.
How to become a foster parent with Fostering People West Lothian?
Fostering a child is an extremely rewarding experience. As a foster parent, you will care for a young people and provide them with a stable, caring, safe family home for as long as they need it.
Our friendly West Lothian team is here to help you decide if fostering is right for you and we’re on hand to offer any advice and guidance you may need. The journey to becoming a foster parent can take 4 – 6 months.
To become a foster parent, you’ll need to have:
- A spare room for the foster child to make their own
- A good sense of humor
- A clean and safe home
- Access to transport
- A good network of people to encourage and support you
24/7 Fostering Support in West Lothian
We understand to succeed as a foster parent, you need the very best support.
That’s why when you become a foster parent with us, you’ll receive:
A generous fostering allowance
Initial and continuing training and development opportunities.
Regular visits from a dedicated and experience social worker
Rated as Excellent by the Care Inspectorate
Locally-based support groups
Fun social activities
West Lothian Fostering Allowance & Benefits
Our commitment to working in local communities isn’t just limited to providing excellent support. We also offer our foster parents one of the best financial packages available.
Try our financial calculator to see how much your fostering allowance could be.
Thanks to generous tax relief from HM Revenue & Customs, foster carers pay very little (if any) tax and National Insurance. As a FosterTalk member, you’ll have access to free tax advice and support.
Why join the Fostering People West Lothian team?
When you foster with us, you’ll be part of a local community of support. Our staff live within the communities we support and you’ll have receive our highly rated 24/7 support.
You’ll feel part of our West Lothian team from the minute you become a foster parent with us.
Fostering People West Lothian offer:
- Monthly support groups and forums
- Family events
- Extensive training programme
Fostering People is an independent fostering agency. This means we work closely with local authorities to find suitable foster families for children and young people.
If you’ve got questions about foster care in West Lothian or you are ready to start your fostering journey with us. Fill out the form and we’ll get in touch with you shortly.
Alternatively, you can call us on 01382 836806.
"I have been a qualified social worker for over 20 years and I have always worked with children, young people and foster carers. I began working with Fostering People in 2012, at that time we were just a new organisation with no foster carers, staff or even an office! I am really delighted with what we have achieved over the years and how we have been able to grow and develop the service. We now have a really experienced and hardworking staff team and many wonderful and committed fostering families providing outstanding care to children and young people. I feel very privileged to work with such amazing dedicated people"!
Cassie Yeaman
Registered Manager
Amber Mann
Keep the Promise Change Officer
Debbie Lane
Education, Administration and Recruitment Manager
Paula Moore
Senior Supervising Social Worker
Marie Morrison
Supervising Social Worker
Freya Cummings
Apprentice Administrator
Amey Dalton
Senior Supervising Social Worker
Charlie Dudum
Senior Supervising Social Worker
Nicky Bruce
Senior Supervising Social Worker
Abbie Glennie
Administrator
Take your first step to becoming a foster parent today
If you’re interested in becoming a foster parent and would like to learn more, then we’d love to hear from you.
Simply fill in the form below and one of our friendly team will be in touch.
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Areas we cover
- Aberdeen
- Angus
- Barnsley
- Birmingham
- Blackburn
- Blackpool
- Bletchley
- Bolton
- Bradford
- Brighouse
- Bromsgrove
- Chester
- Chesterfield
- Chorley
- Corby
- Coventry
- Cumbernauld
- Darlington
- Daventry
- Derby
- Doncaster
- Dudley
- Dundee
- Durham
- East Lothian
- Edinburgh
- Falkirk
- Fife
- Forfar
- Fostering near you
- Gateshead
- Glasgow
- Halifax
- Harrogate
- Hartlepool
- Huddersfield
- Kettering
- Kirkcaldy
- Lancashire
- Leeds
- Leicester
- Liverpool
- Long Eaton
- Loughborough
- Manchester
- Mansfield
- Market Harborough
- Merseyside
- Mid Lothian
- Middlesborough
- Milton Keynes
- Montrose
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- North Tyneside
- Northampton
- Northumberland
- Nottingham
- Oldham
- Perth
- Peterborough
- Preston
- Redcar
- Rochdale
- Rotherham
- Salford
- Sandwell
- Sefton
- Sheffield
- Shrewsbury
- Solihull
- South Tyneside
- St Helens
- Stafford
- Stirling
- Stockport
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Stonehaven
- Sunderland
- Tameside
- Tamworth
- Telford
- Trafford
- Wakefield
- Walsall
- Warrington
- Warwick
- Wellingborough
- West Lothian
- Wigan
- Wirral
- Wolverhampton
- Worcester