Fostering in the Wirral
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To find out all you need to know about fostering, the application process and about fostering with Fostering People.
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Interested in fostering in the Wirral?
Do you live in the Wirral or the surrounding areas? Are you interested in fostering? You could make an incredible difference to a child’s life by fostering in the Wirral.
Foster parents do amazing work every day with children that are unable to live with their own families. Across the North West over 13,000 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 Wirral area, get in touch with our friendly fostering team today.
How to become a foster parent with Fostering People in the Wirral?
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 Wirral 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 humour
- A clean and safe home
- Access to transport
- A good network of people to encourage and support you
24/7 Fostering Support in the Wirral
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 Outstanding since 2013 by Ofsted
Locally-based support groups
Fun social activities
Wirral 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 in the Wirral?
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 Wirral team from the minute you become a foster parent with us.
Fostering People Wirral 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 fostering in the Wirral 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 0800 077 8159.
Lynne Maddocks
Service Manager
Julie Sispera
Senior Supervising Social Worker
Ebony Gardner
Senior Supervising Social Worker
Julie Preston
Senior Supervising Social Worker
Lynn Meakin
Referrals Officer
Lydia Kerr
Senior Supervising Social Worker
Jakki Webb
Team Manager
Bernadette Dunn
Referrals Officer
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