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1st Affinity Fostering Services was established as an independent agency in 2013. Our focus is on providing excellent outcomes for children and young people who have experienced numerous placement disruptions or have lived in a residential children’s home. We believe in the value of resilient and skilled foster careers, who are well supported and trained.

“Being a foster carer has helped Karen, and her business partner Rebecca create an agency that we would want to work with, support that is productive and training that is tailored and inspiring.” Karen Hardaker, Registered Manager. Our ethos of focusing on the needs of those we care for and the carers that work with us, has been like an extended family was noted in our recent Ofsted: 'There is a shared commitment to a strong child-centred approach, which is a thread throughout the agency.'. . . 'Children are at the centre of this agency’s practice. This ethos is underpinned by the agency’s preferred model of care. As a result of the high quality of care provided by the foster carers, children make good progress..' The children and young people in our care are the paramount focus in everything that we do. Our commitment to our carers, children and young people is to give them the greatest possible opportunities to enjoy a supportive lifestyle that they have helped to compose and are willing to use to keep safe and exhibit protective behaviours.

Our fostering services are for children who are unable to live with their families. Often our children have suffered traumatic experiences at a young age, and this has affected the way they feel inside. We are there for those children, to help them to flourish. We believe that a positive and nurturing home is the basic right of every child. We are proud to give them the best start in life, by offering safe, loving, nurturing and therapeutic care for them.We also offer foster families for those children who would be better suited to living in a different residential environment. All our foster carers are highly trained caring professionals, all driven by desire to help children and young people to grow up and flourish.

The Acorns is an established child care provider based in Darlington offering a range of services for looked after children of all ages from all over the North East and our Fostering Service was established in 2013. As a local employer, we are keen to work with families that wish to foster, especially those who have experience of working with looked after children and live anywhere in the North East. Our Foster Carers are rewarded well, including financially, so this is a real opportunity to work from home in a job that can make a real difference to a child’s life and your own.

Acorn Fostering Services is a well established, medium-sized, private foster care agency based in Leicester City. We founded Acorn in the year 2004 to provide a high quality and supportive fostering agency service in Midlands and North of England. We provide local authorities throughout East and West Midlands and North of England with highly supported foster carers who can offer a solid foundation for babies, children and teenagers aged 0 to 18 years, short term or long term. All placements are sympathetically and efficiently managed by our experienced team of professionals and matched with our most suitable foster carers. We have a very diverse range of foster carers – couples of differing ages, singles, various ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

Acorn House Fostering is a well established independent fostering agency committed to delivering unrivalled care and support packages that make a real difference to young people's lives. Our approach to fostering places the child’s needs and outstanding 24 hour support for our foster carers firmly at the centre of what we do and we have developed the service to fit around their needs. Our social work teams have extensive experience of working within fostering services. We are looking for foster carers in the North West, West Midlands, Yorkshire and North East who can provide placements on a short term, long term, parent and child and respite basis for children between 5 and 18 including unaccompanied asylum seekers. Foster carers receive a generous allowance, much of which is tax free. Children are at the heart of all we do, and by supporting our foster carers, we support our young people to achieve positive outcomes, meet their aspirations and fulfil their goals.

Our foster families transform lives. They give children the love, care and stability they desperately need. This is so important for the children we meet, who haven’t always had the best start in life. We know fostering is a big decision and understand that everyone’s situation is different. We’re always here if you want to have a chat, ask any questions or find out more. Our fostering services offer a high level of personal, local support 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year. Our foster carers receive enough fees and allowances to allow them to focus on caring for the children or young people they are placed with. 94% of our foster carers say the service we give them has made their job easier and over 94% say that our support is very good or good.

At Active Care Solutions we have faith in fostering. Our goal is simple - to give every child the best start in life, by providing a caring homes to children as well as meeting their individual cultural and religious needs. To meet our goal, we provide bespoke cultural and faith based placement. We recruit foster carers from all cultural backgrounds across East Midlands, West Midlands, Yorkshire and the North West of England. Our dedicated team our here to support you and are fluent in English, Urdu, Punjabi, Gujarati, Hindi, Mirpuri and Potwari.

AFA Fostering, also known as Anglia Fostering Agency, is an independent fostering agency. We exist to provide local, high quality care placements to children and young people in Norfolk, Suffolk, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and the West Midlands. We provide genuine 24 hour a day, 7 day a week direct support from experienced, dedicated and qualified staff. You will receive high quality training and a highly competitive fostering allowance. Most importantly, you will be making a huge difference to a child’s life.

Aim High is a small, independent fostering agency based in Waltham Abbey, which offers a family feel to fostering. We have been registered since 2017 and are Ofsted rated ‘Good’. Our team prides itself in providing consistent and high-quality support to our carers and children in placement. Careful recruitment and ongoing training for foster carers ensures our children are looked after by families who are prepared, supported and skilled in managing the challenges of children who have suffered loss and trauma. We nurture an environment that promotes, understanding, reflection and development.

We are a leading independent fostering agency providing children and young people across Central England with nurturing and loving homes that enable them to reach their full potential and have a happy and healthy start in life. The team here at Alliance Foster Care are committed to providing the highest possible standards of care to looked-after children and young people, as well as offering the best possible support to our dedicated team of foster carers and families. We are always looking for kind-hearted and understanding people to join our fostering family.

Alpha Plus Fostering is a well established independent fostering agency based in the north west of England with a reputation for placement stability. We provide quality, supported, stable, family placements for children and young people. We are looking for people throughout Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside and Cheshire, who can foster teenagers, siblings of all ages and parents who come into care with their babies or children. Our main admin office is in Oldham and we have training and support venues across the North West. We are committed to going above and beyond to ensure that we are so much more than just a fostering agency!

Anchor Foster Care is a family run, independent, not-for-profit organisation proactively working to provide the right kind of care and support to children and young people in our care. We provide a fostering service that develops and encourages both new and experienced foster carers to achieve good outcomes in a safe, stable and nurturing environment. In partnership with our committed foster carers, we work tirelessly to deliver a service that provides safety, stability and hope through robust support for our committed foster carers and their families by providing regular training, 24/7 responsive and practical help, access to educational and therapeutic services and a small family feel environment.

Ansacare Fostering Agency is an independent foster care provider established in 2010. We aim to offer high quality family placements at a local level to children and young people who are looked after by local authorities. We at Ansacare strive to provide the best care and opportunities for children and young people to achieve their full potential and to live fulfilling lives in the community. Our mission at Ansacare is to make a real difference in children and young people’s lives. We aim to do this by achieving successful outcomes for the children and young people in our care while also complying with all government regulations.

Fostering is rewarding but can also be demanding. It is harder if your agency does not provide you with the correct level of support and if you do not feel you can trust them. We receive consistent excellent feedback from our foster carers who we work in partnership with.

Apple Fostering is an independent fostering agency in London whose philosophy is centred on meeting the needs of children and young people who require a family to live with for either a long or a short term. We offer unrivalled levels of support and training to our foster carers in London, to ensure that we provide the best environment possible for all the children that we provide placements for.

asphaleia fostering is a small independent agency based in Worthing, rated OUTSTANDING by Ofsted. We provide safe and nurturing foster care placements in West Sussex and neighbouring counties. With over 20 years of experience working with children and young people, our Worthing-based agency has a dedicated, local fostering team and foster carers who maintain high levels of care for children and young people. We have specialist experience in unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) and parent and child placements. Our fostering service is intentionally small and personal, uniquely embedded in the asphaleia organisation, which can additionally support carers and placements with specialist services.

Aspris Fostering Services provide high-quality, stable foster care placements in warm and welcoming family homes across the West Midlands and South West of England for children and young people up to the age of 18, sibling groups (brothers and sisters), parent and child placements, and unaccompanied asylum seeking children, by delivering a comprehensive package of support, we help vulnerable children unlock their potential and face their adult lives with confidence and a sense of worth.

Assured Fostering is an independent fostering agency, based in Bolton and is family owned. Our owners, Rukhsana Amla and Tasnim Kauser have been involved in fostering for many years and are dedicated to delivering a quality, independent fostering service. At Assured Fostering, we’re committed to not only meeting but exceeding the standards of care. Our focus is not only on placing children in safe homes but also on providing ongoing support and resources to our dedicated foster families.