Could you offer a safe and supportive home to a child when they need it most?
When you choose to foster, the care and stability you provide can change a child’s entire future. It doesn’t take perfection – it takes an open heart, a spare room, and the commitment to offer a nurturing, safe, and supportive home when a child needs it most.
From your first enquiry to becoming an approved foster carer and every step beyond we’re here to guide and support you. We take care of the process so you can focus on what matters most: providing love, stability, and a safe home for children in our community.
We’re not-for-profit
We operate as a strictly not-for-profit fostering service. Unlike independent fostering agencies, all our resources are dedicated to supporting the lives of the young people in our care and our foster families across South Gloucestershire.
We keep children local
By fostering with us, you help ensure that local children can remain in South Gloucestershire, maintaining important relationships with friends, family and school, accessing after-school clubs and much more.
Financial support
We offer a competitive financial package of up to £30k a year (for each child in your care), including an annual allowance package worth up to £2,500 to support with birthdays, holidays and religious festivals. Plus additional payments for specialist roles, as well as allowances.
Matching process
It’s our job to work closely with you to find the most suitable match between you and a foster child. We understand that every child is unique, and we strive to find the best possible match to ensure a successful relationship.
Training
You will receive comprehensive training and opportunities for ongoing professional development to equip you with all the skills and knowledge you need to be an exceptional Foster Carer.
Dedicated Support
With your own supervising social worker, access to an out-of-hours helpline, support groups and peer mentoring, there are many ways you will be supported as a foster carer.
Our new fostering film, The Run, launched on 9 October 2025, tells the story of Tom, an 11-year-old boy whose need to run is both literal and symbolic. He runs to escape danger and a chaotic home life, but also to reach school in time for breakfast club because he’s hungry. His journey reflects the urgency and vulnerability faced by many children in care. The film was developed with the input and insight of foster carers and people with care experience, was produced by Reel Twenty Five and project managed by public sector media partner CAN Digital. Produced by over 100 councils, it emphasises the lasting relationships formed through fostering.
