Finding people to foster children in London
Independent fostering agencies
IFA's provide a specialist service to local authorities.
Because of demands placed on their resources, local authorities are unable to offer foster carers to all children in their care.
Independent foster agencies offer a solution to this shortfall, providing various types of placements and offering high levels of support and training for their foster carers.
Fostering agencies
It is best to choose an agency that is located near you. Sometimes, an agency might also consider arranging for a freelance assessor to assess you for fostering on their behalf.
Fostering agency assessment timeframes
In our experience, Local Authorities take six months and Independent Fostering Agencies take an average of four months to complete the foster carer assessment.
London Fostering Agencies
There is a bewildering choice of over 80 fostering agencies in and around London.
After deciding to further your interest in fostering, the next most important decision is to choose the right fostering agency.
London Fostering social workers have years of experience finding the right fostering agency for people interested in fostering.
Bear in mind that there can be a lot of travelling involved in the fostering process, from your initial meeting with an agency right through to introductions with a child.
We have helped hundreds of people to decide if fostering is for them and many to become foster carers since starting our unique, confidential and free service.
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