Foster Wales
Everyone can bring something to the table with local authority fostering
We believe in working together, sharing knowledge and building better futures for children – together.
We’re Foster Wales, the national network of 22 Welsh Local Authority fostering services.
It’s about making a real difference, right now, to children in the heart of your community. It’s the decision to give something back.
To help you work with us to build better futures for local children, we provide expert training, dedicated support and financial allowances.
What is fostering?
Foster care is accepting a child as part of your family when they have to be away from their own. It means supporting them and providing them with a safe and loving place to live. It could be for a night, a month, a year, or several years. At its core, the meaning of fostering is a dedication to making a difference and changing the course of a child’s life.
A foster family can mean a fresh start and a new home, but this doesn’t mean erasing the past – the important bonds foster children have with their biological families are maintained, too.
Preserving friendships, familiar places, and everything that matters to the child is central to what we do. That’s why we will always prioritise keeping children in their local community if it’s the right thing for them.
The task of a foster carer is to make sure the child feels safe, supported, and happy. And our role is to support you, in every way we can.
