Being a member with us means that you are joining tens of thousands of foster/kinship carers and fostering service staff from over 400 fostering services. Together we are the UK’s largest fostering community.
As the essential network for fostering, we want to engage all of our members in bringing about positive change in foster care, connecting everyone in fostering to each other. We help bring our members together through events, regular communications.
Together we are stronger and as a community, we can raise the profile of fostering through high-profile activities such as Foster Care Fortnight, our Fostering Awards and our media work.
Keeping in touch
Foster Care magazine
Members will receive our Foster Care magazine three times a year, featuring:
- hot topics in fostering
- interviews with experts
- inspirational profiles of foster carers and young people with care experience.
Log in to read our magazines online.
Monthly enews
Monthly e-newsletters for fostering services and foster carer members provide up to date information about our work, as well as the latest fostering sector news.
Events and webinars
Events and webinars, provides opportunities for members to develop and enhance their skills and knowledge, and to share good practice.
Upcoming webinars:
- Use of language
- Recruitment and retention
- PACE interventions
- EHCP and education procedures
- Suicide awareness
- Safer caring
Free sector forums are also available:
- Agency decision makers
- Connected carer managers
- Local authority managers
- Independent fostering agency managers
- Anti-racist practice group
- Panel chairs
- Recruitment and retention
Check our events calendar for upcoming events
For more information on webinars and forums, please contact our friendly team