Foster a Future is part of Newcastle City Council Children's Services Directorate. We recruit, train and support foster carers to look after children and young people who, for any number of reasons, are unable to live at home.
These pages give information to:
people who want to foster
people who are currently going through the fostering process
young people who are currently being fostered
people who want support in fostering
contact details
people who foster privately
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Fostering placements can be for a short time or could be for much longer depending upon circumstances. Through these placements we hope to enable looked after children to fully achieve their personal and social development and educational and employment potential. Our aim is to provide a good quality service that people have confidence in.
We appreciate that choosing to foster a child is a decision which cannot be taken lightly but we hope that the information contained in these pages will encourage you to take the first step into fostering by completing our on-line response form.
The Foster a Future Service is inspected and registered by Ofsted. If you would like a copy of our latest inspection report please call us on 0191 277 2430. We also have a statement of purpose document (pdf, 625Kb) for the service. You can call us if you would like a copy of this too. Our statement of purpose details the following:
- our aims and objectives
- the facilities and services provided by the fostering service
- our management structure and staff details
- number of complaints
- training policy
- the latest training schedule