Long-term foster carers
If children are not able to go back to their own family or extended family, they may need to be looked after on a long-term basis.
We need long-term foster carers who:
- are prepared to care for a child, provide a home for them, offer guidance, support and stability during their childhood years (until they reach adulthood or are able to live independently)
- will support the child to keep in touch / have contact with family members while they are in long-term foster care (this is arranged and discussed with the child's social worker and your social worker).
Long-term fostering placements are carefully planned. Children are matched with carers who are available, committed to the long-term and are able to meet the child's ethnic, religious and cultural needs, while providing a nurturing home where they can grow and mature into independent young people.
Long-term foster carers and children often develop lasting relationships and stay in contact with each other after the child has moved on to independence.
