Then think about becoming a foster carer. You could change a vulnerable child or young person’s life.
As someone who has dedicated their life to serving and protecting others, your experience in the armed forces has equipped you with unique qualities like resilience, discipline, leadership, and empathy. These qualities also make exceptional foster carers.
Welcoming a child into your home can provide them with stability, structure, and guidance. With your background, you can help a child have a supportive home environment. Your ability to handle challenges, build trust, and offer protection is what many vulnerable children and young people need.
By becoming a foster carer, you can:
Children and young people often endure challenging circumstances, including neglect, abuse, or trauma. There is a national shortage of foster carers so we urgently need dedicated and compassionate individuals who are ready to make a difference. Foster carers are needed for children of all ages, including sibling groups, teenagers, unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, and parent-and-child placements. Through fostering, you can provide these children with the stability and support they need to grow into confident, happy adults and help transform their lives for the better.
Give us a call or fill out the short form below and our friendly fostering advisor will give you a call. She will be able to answer any questions you have. Alternatively, you can book a call back at a time that suits you by using the "book your fostering adviser call back" button.
We are a fostering family striving to deliver excellent care to children and young people all over England. We offer carers...
24/7 unrivalled support, 365 days a year to ensure our support never stops
Extensive initial training and ongoing comprehensive training
Competitive allowance and benefits package
Access to our Head of Education who supports you, children and young people with educational matters
Carer support groups and fun family activities to build relationships with other fostering families
Careful and considered matching process, that leads to successful outcomes
Liz and Rob have been fostering with us for five years. After a forty year career in nursing, Liz knew fostering was something she always wanted to do. They are experienced in parent and child fostering as well as sibling placements.
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East Midlands couple Graham and Damian, specialise in fostering children with SEND (special educational needs and disabilities), fiercely advocating and giving the children in their care the childhood’s they deserve. Whether it be within education or social settings, the couple said, ‘we have fought for their voices to be heard and for them to have the support they deserve’.
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Single carer Natasha, 44, from Nottingham, has first-hand experience fostering a child with ADHD and talks about the highs and lows of her fostering journey, the frustrations in the diagnosis, and the stigmas and struggles children with ADHD face today.
To become a carer with Nexus Fostering, you need no specific qualifications, but you’ll need to attend relevant training courses and support groups to help you on your fostering journey.
The comprehensive training and support we provide are second to none. We pride ourselves on offering 24/7 support, 365 days a year. Find out more here.
Foster carers not only provide daily care for children and young people, but also attend meetings, prepare reports, and collaborate with other professionals involved in the child's well-being. They are responsible for the education and physical and mental health needs of the children, and work closely with their families to facilitate contact and reunification. Attending training sessions is crucial to keep up-to-date with fostering practices and acquire the skills necessary to care for the children.
The rewards that come exclusively with fostering are priceless, but we understand it’s important that foster carers are recompensated with financial benefits too.
The fostering allowance covers the costs of looking after a child, including household expenses, food, clothing, pocket money etc. The allowance is also there to reimburse you for your time and care and to reward you for providing a loving, stable and nurturing home for a child.
The amount of the fostering allowance is determined by a variety of circumstances. Such as the age and the specific needs of the children you care for, the type of fostering and your skills and experience. As you acquire knowledge, skills and confidence as a carer, you may decide to provide therapeutic care for a child or young person. This will require further development and support towards the child and therefore increases your fostering allowance. Visit our allowance calculator to find out more.
Nexus Fostering is a fostering agency like no other. Rated 'Outstanding' by Ofsted since 2011, we believe all children and young people deserve a chance to live in a family setting, and we are proud that our foster carers and young people will always be our top priority. We are a fostering family striving to deliver excellent care to children and young people all over England. We offer carers...
Dedicated local social work team and support workers, available 24/7, 365 days a year to ensure the support never stops
Foster carer support groups
Competitive allowance
Access to our Head of Education who supports you, our children and young people
Family social events
A mentor scheme to support you during your assessment and your first year of fostering
Cost of living support and access to exclusive rewards platform with 1000's high street discounts.
Select a date and time using the calendar below and your fostering adviser will call you back and answer any questions you may have.
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Blue Sky Fostering - South and South West England.
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Olive Branch Fostering - North West England
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