Foster for Birmingham

Did you know that Foster Birmingham, part of Birmingham Children’s Trust, have a variety of specialist fostering schemes? What’s more, you have the skills needed for this vitally important role.

Foster Birmingham is holding two drop-in events in January to spotlight the following schemes:

Support Foster Carers

Short-term, regular, overnight support, for an agreed period, to support the main carers; or time-limited support during the day, to support the main carers and child or young person.

Remand Carers

Short-term care for children and young people awaiting court dates for an offence they are alleged to have committed. This is an alternative to a child or young person living in custodial care before appearing in court.

Emergency Carers

Looking after children who’ve been brought into care because of an emergency situation. Emergency carers will look after the children for up to 72 hours; occasionally, this can be longer.

Step-up Carers

A specialist scheme which gives children and young people the opportunity to grow up and thrive in a family environment after they’ve experienced a period in residential care. A shortage of foster carers has meant many children are living in residential homes when they could, and should, be living in a family setting. Some children are as young as eight!

Parent and Child Carers

A young parent and their baby will come and live with you for a 12-week assessment period, where you will observe, guide, and encourage the parent to meet their child’s day-to-day needs, whilst ensuring the child is safeguarded at all times. This gives the parent the best opportunity to then move on to live independently with their child. Reasons these placements are needed include poor mental health, learning disability, alcohol or drug use, and domestic violence.

Children with Disabilities Carers

Looking after children with disabilities, complex medical or additional needs.
These schemes all come with a competitive financial package, as well as ongoing support, training, and development opportunities.

Interested?

The events are being held on Wednesday 15 January at Free@Last (B7 5PR) and Tuesday 21 January at The Shires (B13 9PQ). Book your place via the events page on the Foster Birmingham website at www.fosterbirmingham.co.uk - and then drop-in on the day, any time between 10am and 2pm.

For more information about the events, or fostering in general, call Foster Birmingham on 0121 303 7575 or email fostering@birminghamchildrenstrust.co.uk