How to become a foster parent?

If you are interested in becoming a foster parent with the Together Trust, there are six steps in your fostering journey.

The fostering process begins with initial contact with one of our friendly fostering team, we would then arrange a home to talk to you about becoming a foster parent in detail. After the home visit we then provide our introductory ’Skills to Foster’ training, which usually takes place over two days.

The introductory training gives you an opportunity to get a clear understanding of fostering before you commit. During the training you will also be able to speak directly to one of our foster carers and hear them talk about their experience of fostering with the Together Trust.

If you feel fostering is right for you following the training we then move onto the assessment, undertaking statutory checks and personal references. This may sound daunting, but we are there to help you throughout this stage. Once the assessment is complete and signed by you it goes to the fostering panel, who are responsible for making a recommendation as to whether you are suitable to be foster carer.

In the final step we welcome you to the Together trust fostering family! We are delighted to have you join us as a foster parent in making a real difference to the lives of children and young people.