Scotland
We’re dedicated to improving the lives of vulnerable children by supporting foster carers to provide safe and loving homes for children who need it. Arrange a chat with one of our friendly team or download our Guide to Fostering below.
Let's chatOur foster carers transform lives. These wonderful people – people just like you – give children the love, care and stability they desperately need to grow up safe and happy. Could you foster? We support foster families throughout Central Scotland, Scottish Borders, and the Highlands.
You can request our Guide to Fostering for everything you need to know about fostering with Action for Children in one informative booklet, straight to your email. Find out about the types of foster care we offer, who can foster, the process to become a foster carer, our fees and allowances and much more.
Fostering can be extremely rewarding. It's life-changing and life-enhancing. Fostering is changing a child’s life for the better.
Action for Children Fostering welcomes foster carers from all walks of life. We value the amazing work you do and we are here for you 24/7 year-round. We will give you all the support, training and guidance you will need to become a great foster carer.
Find out everything you need to know about fostering with Action for Children from the comfort of your own home.
You'll receive professional support, training, and guidance throughout your fostering journey with Action for Children Fostering Scotland. We take care of you so you can take care of your young person.
Here in Scotland we work very closely with the local authority and other fostering agencies. We support our families for the long term and specialise in finding and providing long term foster homes for the children who need it.
We dedicate time and resources to provide the emotional and professional support each child and family needs and ensure that a dedicated member of the team is only a phone call away any time of the day or night.
Our therapeutic counselling specialists are on hand for advice and training to help those children who may need extra care due to trauma or abuse.
Want to ask a question, need more information, or are you ready to begin your fostering journey?
We offer an approach that above all is child centred and focuses upon offering stable, loving and secure fostering homes that will enhance children’s life chances. You will be an important part of a team surrounding a child in your care – we’ll be with you every step of the way.
We’ve developed a bespoke suite of training to help you continually build the skills needed to foster. We’ll be there 24/7 to support you - our foster carer to Social worker ratio is 6:1 to make sure you always have access to any support you might need. We pay a competitive fee up to £750 a week and you’ll also be entitled to 28 days paid leave per year to take some time for yourself.
There are so many more wonderful reasons to join our team at Action for Children fostering.
Being a foster carer is a huge commitment but there are many types of foster care and you can find one that works best for you.
All our foster care is based on a therapeutic model and our foster carers are trained in attachment, developmental trauma, and therapeutic parenting approaches.
Long term fostering
Also know as "long term home", this could last for many years and into adulthood.
Action for Children Fostering will be with you all the way, supporting you emotionally, financially, and with regular training. We offer 24/7, year-round support with a dedicated, qualified social worker.
Many of our foster carers give children a long term home until they’re ready to live on their own.
Some young people stay with their foster family into adulthood, whether they study or work. This is what we call “staying put”. We want children to feel part of a family.
Planned breaks
Planned breaks carers play a vital role in supporting full-time foster carers and young people.
Providing cover during holidays and weekends gives full-time carers the chance to recharge their batteries and enables children to have new experiences. You will get to know different young people, so if you're good at building relationships, this could be for you! It would involve you looking after a child or young person for a few days, usually on a regular basis.
It’s also a great way for people considering fostering to get hands-on experience before committing fully.
You would still be provided with the same high level of support, training, and resources as all our other foster carers.
Continuing care
This offers young people a home after they reach the age of 18. This may enable the young person to continue their education through college or university. It makes them feel like they really are part of your family and gives them the foundations they need to thrive.
Siblings
Where possible we try to keep brothers and sisters together.
Sibling relationships, like all relationships, are complex - especially when there has been a difficult history. But it’s usually in the best interests of the child to stay with their siblings.
Many of our carers that foster siblings comment on how rewarding it is.
There’s nothing better than knowing you are keeping siblings together. Giving them the opportunity to grow up together and have shared experiences. Helping them have that shared history.
Foster parents come from all walks of life. To foster, you will need to be at least 25 year's old and have a spare bedroom.
You’ll have to be compassionate, understanding, and good with children. We’re looking for people who have time to give to a child who may have experienced difficulties in their life.
Service Name:
Fostering in Scotland
Service Type: Fostering
Phone: 0141 222 1770
Email: [email protected]
Want to ask a question, need more information, or are you ready to begin your fostering journey?
