The document emphasizes the urgent need for foster carers in the UK, where there is a shortage of 8,750 individuals. It highlights the transformative impact of fostering on the lives of children who have faced abuse or neglect, as well as the support and training provided to foster carers by Action for Children. The organization seeks diverse individuals from various backgrounds to fill this rewarding and challenging role.

1. Do you know someone who
cares?
Do something life changing. Foster

2. Children and young people who need
fostering
• There are over 87,000 children and young people “Because I feel safe and secure
looked after on any given day in the UK and part of the family. They
help if there is anything wrong.”
A child in our foster care
• Across the UK there is a shortage of 8,750 foster
carers
• Fostering provides children and young people who have often
experienced significant abuse and neglect the opportunity to
grow and develop:
– a caring and safe environment when they need it most
– a life line when they feel that everyone has given up on them

3. What young people say
• Visit
http://www.actionforchildren.org.uk/children-who-need-fostering
to hear what some of our looked-after children
think about their fostering experiences.

4. Do you know someone who can help?
• Maybe you know someone who enjoys being around
children, wants to give a young person a fresh start in life
or simply wants a new, challenging and rewarding career
• From drivers to cafe workers to engineers, we help all
sorts of people to become foster carers
• Opportunity to make a difference and transform a child's
life
“There can be nothing better
than to turn a child's life about,
• Rewarding and challenging role and make them feel positive
about themselves.”
Action for Children Foster Carer

5. 100% of our foster carers are
satisfied in their role with 82%
saying that they are more
satisfied in their role
Who can foster?
• Looking for people from a variety of backgrounds
– Spare bedroom
– Experience of working with or caring for children or
young people
– Time, energy, resilience and understanding
– Single, married, civil partnership, living with a partner
– Any ethnic background
– Don’t want people to rule themselves out!
• Many types of foster care ranging from planned
weekends, emergencies to placements which
can last years

6. How Action for Children supports children and
young people and foster carers
• High level of support – our experienced and professional team
are there every step of the way, with the additional support of a
24-hour helpline
• Continuous training and ongoing development - prepared for
the challenges and rewards of fostering
• Careful matching and planning - carefully match foster carer
skills and experience with the needs of young people to ensure
placement stability
90% of our foster carers felt
that the service they had
• Allowances, competitive fees and breaks received from Action for
Children had made their job
easier
• We see you as a professional, part of the team
• We are passionate about transforming children's lives