Rainbow is a long established independent fostering agency. We have a breadth of experience with a team of professionals dedicated to achieving successful outcomes for the children and young persons we place. Our commitment to our carers is second to none as we offer training with ongoing professional support on a 24 hour basis. The training is regular, interesting and conducted in a friendly nurturing environment with no exams! This provides the foundation for our carers to have the confidence to enable the youngsters in their care to really thrive.
We pride ourselves on thinking we are a ‘family’ providing the very best care and support to all our carers and children. The law is that a foster carer may only be approved to foster with one agency or local authority.
Rainbow Fostering Services in london recruit, assess and approve people from diverse backgrounds and ethnic groups who have a desire to offer substitute care to children and young people who are looked after by the local authority. Our aim is to provide effective services that will enhance the life chances and opportunities of children and young people. These aims are achieved by working in partnership with local authorities, parents, children/young people and allied professionals in the social care field.
Our Philosophy
We aim to attract people from diverse backgrounds, enabling us to provide a positive experience for children and young people from all ethnic and cultural groups.
We are an independent fostering agency, which was founded in 1998 by the Director who wanted to provide support to foster carers to enable them to provide a consistent level of care for children and young people who could not live with their birth parents. The intention was to attract people from diverse backgrounds who could offer a positive experience to children and young people from all ethnic and cultural groups. Rainbow Fostering works in partnership with local authorities to provide approved foster parents. We provide placements on an emergency, short or long term basis. In some instances children and young people may have serious problems due to child abuse and neglect, but generally children are received into care for a variety of reasons. Children and young people who have had traumatic experiences are likely to make considerable demands on foster carers. However the level of training and support offered by Rainbow Fostering enables foster carers to develop the necessary skills and knowledge to cope.
"My link worker has been very helpful, she is easy to talk to and reliable."
Making the decision to foster can have a major impact on a family. If you have daughters and/or sons they should be included in any family decision made with regard to fostering. Their can be many potential issues: they will have to accept the idea of perhaps sharing possessions, space and above all, their time with you. They may experience emotional and challenging behaviour which they may find difficult. With support and guidance, there can be many positives and the experience overall can be extremely enriching.
We will aim to give you as much information as possible when we have a potential placement for you to consider. We get the information in the form of a referral from the local authority which we will discuss with you and help you reach a decision. There is no obligation to accept a placement.
There is an urgent need for people to foster as currently over 9000 new families are needed nationally to meet demand. If you are dedicated, motivated and want to change a child's life for the better and help them find a future simply get in touch.
Call or email: we are a friendly team so if you are interested in becoming a foster carer, or are already fostering and considering transferring, we’d love to hear from you.
