We’re often asked how a looked after child is matched with a foster family and what input you have with deciding placements as a foster carer.
Take a look at our guide to how the matching process happens.
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“I would love to foster but I am probably too old”. We hear these words frequently and there are a lot of common misconceptions about fostering. One of them is that there's a cut-off age for foster carers.
Hear first-hand from our Rotherham carers who came to fostering later in life and have never looked back.
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After you’ve had your information call or visit with one of our fostering advisers, your next step will be to have a follow up visit. Unlike your initial chat with our fostering adviser, follow up visits take place face-to-face in your home. We’ve put together this useful guide to help you understand what to expect from your visit.
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Fostering Rotherham is here to help you all year round, including Christmastime when we offer additional allowances to help with extra expenses. With peer support groups and access to discounted activities across South Yorkshire and the UK, our foster carers can make the season magical whatever their budget. We’ve put together this guide to having a simply wonderful Christmastime.
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You’ve had your information call and completed your follow up visit. You’re now ready to move into the assessment process - but what does that involve?
We’ve answered some of the most common questions we hear from potential foster carers as they step forward to help Rotherham’s looked after children.
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