A foster carer with a foster child playing on a skateboard

Make your weekends matter

22.02.2024

Becoming a short break foster carer allows you to keep your current job, while providing care for children and young people over short periods. This could be during weekends, holidays or on your days off.

Come along to our online information event and find out how foster care could fit into your life!

Wednesday 6 March at 6pm
Online (MS Teams)
Register to attend

Fit foster care into your life

People often say how much they would love to become a foster carer – and who wouldn’t! It is massively rewarding and makes such a difference to children.

Offering a safe, nurturing home full of care changes lives, and starting your fostering journey will change your life too!

However, it doesn’t mean you have to give up your job.

Make your free time count

You can use your free time to provide short break care for a child or young person. If you work part-time or have your weekends available, you can bring fostering into your life. Get ready for one of the best decisions you’ve ever made!

Start your fostering journey

Our foster carers always tell us how much they enjoy fostering, and that they only wish they had started sooner!

Take your first step today by registering for our information evening. It is informal and a great way to start exploring how foster care could be a part of your life.

If you are unable to attend our online event, you can always get in touch to discuss fostering with us.

Just email us, or call us on 01563 554200 (option 2).

We look forward to chatting with you soon!