Could you give a child or a teen somewhere to call home?
From babies to teens, every child deserves a place to call home and the right person to care for them.
You don't need any specific qualifications, you can be working, unemployed or retired, single, married or living with a partner.
We are here to support you to care. We carefully match a child to your family, offering you local training,24/7 support from experience workers and the wider fostering community. Once experienced, you could be earning up to £532 per week to care for a child or young person who needs help in our community. And every child also receives their own personal allowance to cover the cost of food, clothes and their birthday.
Could you be there for a child, and provide them with a safe, stable and loving home?
If you have the space in your heart and the space in your home, we would love to hear from you.
Building a family together
Leah and Nat decided that fostering was the best way for them to extend their family and at the same time allow them to help lots of children in Doncaster.
Leah says that young people don’t care about your gender or sexuality, “they just take you as you are”.
"We did have some reservations at first about what the kids would think about us, how they would react to us as a couple, but they have just seen us as Leah and Nat. The children just want someone who will care for them."
"A young boy we care for says 'he's our lad and we are his step parents, which makes us so happy, it is just priceless."
Find out more about how Leah and Nat grew their family by fostering.
Take the first step
Curious about finding out more? Meet our team and find out more about what fostering is really like at our information events in the community or online.
Chat with us online on:
Thursday, 7 March from 6pm to 7pm
Thursday, 21 March from 6pm to 7pm
Book your place online and find details of all our upcoming events on our website.
Join us at our next community events on:
Tuesday 12 March at Bawtry Community Library from 10am to 2pm
Can't make it to our events?
Whether you just want to ask a few question or are ready to start your fostering our team are hear to answer your questions.
You can chat with our team by emailing FosterFor@doncaster.gov.uk or calling 01302 737 789 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.)
Please share information in these newsletters and our online resources, with family, friends and neighbours that would find this information helpful.
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