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Types of fostering

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General foster careGeneral foster care for children and young people of all ages
Parent and childSpecially trained foster carers will take both young parents and their babies into their home
SleepoversPart-time care to provide both the children and their family with a break
Supported lodgingsGive your time and space to support a young person as they get ready for adulthood
Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC)Children or young people no longer safe in their home country
SpecialistCare for children from a residential setting
Friends and familyWhere a child is cared for by a person connected to them e.g. relative or friend
Who needs a foster home?Example child profiles based on some of the children currently looking to be fostered

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