Who can foster?

Hillingdon is a diverse and inclusive borough, and our children and young people in care come from various backgrounds. Because of this, it's important we have foster carers from all walks of life, with different life experiences, skills and qualities to help meet their needs.

Our 'Any Of Us' short film shows that any of us can foster a child or young person if we have the capacity to care.

We accept applications from people from any social, ethnic, cultural or religious background; it does not matter if you are single, married, living with a partner, or in a same-sex relationship.

We extend a warm welcome to members of Hillingdon's LGBTQ+ community who might be considering fostering. As an LGBTQ+ person, your life experiences could be a real help to children who are working out their own sexual identity or who may have encountered discrimination or prejudice. 

Can I foster?

There are some common criteria that we need you to meet to become a foster carer with us. Take our quick and easy quiz to see if you're the type of person we're looking for.

Take our fostering quiz
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Foster with Hillingdon

If you’re interested in fostering in Hillingdon and are ready to take the next step, we’d love to hear from you.

Register your interest