About Foster Care Partnerships
It is only natural for anyone thinking about foster care responsibilities for the first time to feel that their knowledge of things does not match that of people at the local authority. At Foster Care Partnerships, we believe that this should not make the foster parent the junior party. On the contrary, the foster parent is vital in making sure that the daily needs of the child are always met.
As well as being in many ways the link between them, we regard foster parents and local authorities as equal partners with us in a social enterprise. One aspect of our work is to help would-be carers to find out whether foster caring is something that would suit them, fitting in with their home and family life as well as enriching their household socially and paying allowances to cover the costs involved.
So, for the carers and local authorities we work with, the relationship with FCP is a lasting partnership intended to achieve these three important things: provide high quality foster care for the child or young person; enable the local authority to meet its care responsibilities within budget; and provide a fulfilling home-based role for caring people – people just like you?
Foster Care Partnerships, an associate of London Care Solutions, lives up to its name by treating all those involved in every foster care placement as true partners – valuing their input, giving support and keeping them informed.
Our partnership approach helps to make fostering an option for a wider range of carers, to assist bridging the gap between the current carer shortage and rising demand from local authorities. Those wanting to be foster parents are given maximum help towards a socially and financially rewarding future in fostering, with strong support as they go along.
More foster parents are needed in many areas around London, and we need as much variety among them as there is among the children and young people we help. So, we make our selection and training as open and inclusive as possible. Our foster parents receive good practical and financial support during every foster care placement, however long or short.
Based on London Care Solutions' experience of working with local authorities and young people since 1999, Foster Care Partnerships aims to open the door to fostering for a wider pool of people – well suited to the task but maybe not previously aware of the opportunities. We see adding breadth to the carer pool as helpful in dealing with the overall shortfall in numbers and improving compatibility in foster care placements.
Foster Care Partnerships is Ofsted registered and, as established care service providers, our team naturally have the appropriate expertise and credentials that local authorities require. All our relevant official assessments and approvals are open to scrutiny by local authorities as are details of our fostering panel and insurance cover. Our selection, training and support for carers and our quality control are designed to ensure the highest standards of care.
The content of this website is intended for appropriate interested parties and is for information only. None of the content should be construed as an offer of any contract of employment or any other form of contract with Foster Care Partnerships or associated entities. For further information on any matter referred to, please contact us.
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