Last updated by charlotte.lang@essex.gov.uk on Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Help guide a child out of the shadows and give them a safe place to call home. Over 500 children came into care last year and more foster carers are needed to help vulnerable children feel safe and supported. Could you welcome a child into your family? Fostering is incredibly rewarding, offers great flexibility and puts family at its heart.

Foster carers are carefully matched with children, are offered 24/7 support, training and receive on average £526.34 per week, per child, tax free. Join the fostering community today and help transform children’s lives. People can foster from as little as one weekend per month, visit Essex Adoption and Fostering or call 0800 801 530 to find out more.