About fostering and adoption

There has been a lot of publicity surrounding the eligibility of people wanting to adopt or foster children. There are so many myths and misconceptions about who can and can't foster or adopt it often seems that you have to be super human when this is not the case.

Foster carers and adoptive parents are ordinary people who provide something extraordinary to the children they look after. They give the children an environment in which they can grow and develop themselves as individuals. Although challenging, the rewards of helping a child can last a lifetime.

If you have space in your home and in your family then you could make a real contribution to the life of a young person. So don't believe some of the things you hear and rule yourself out without speaking to us first.