Fosterline advice line for foster carers

Fosterline is funded by The Department for Education and delivered by The Fostering Network on it's behalf.

It supports the recruitment and retention of all foster carers in England including kinship foster carers.

Fosterline is a free, independent national advice service that offers support for both current and prospective foster carers in England. It has been in place since 2006, funded by the Department for Education.

The service aims to support prospective foster carers in their journey to approval through providing impartial and easy to access information. It also provides independent and free support to existing foster carers to help them in their vital role transforming children’s lives.

We are working hard to make Fosterline available to as many prospective and current foster carers as possible. We offer interpretation and translation for 240+ languages including British Sign Language (BSL), and textphone users can contact us on 18001 020 3318 3858.

Categories:
Advocacy
Adult carers advice and support
Carers support groups
Information and advice
Support for carers
Service access criteria:

They must live in England and be a prospective or current foster carer including kinship foster carers.

Additional needs catered for:
Vision impairment friendly
Hearing impairment friendly
Non English speaking friendly
Waiting list (weeks): 0
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