If you've got room in your heart and your home, and curious to learn more about becoming a Foster Carer, you’ve come to the right place.
Could you help one of over 6,000 children and young people in Greater Manchester looking for a place to call home? From a few nights a week to a long-term home, if you’re over 21 you can make all the difference to a child’s life.
Foster for Greater Manchester is a collaborative partnership between all ten Greater Manchester local councils, working together to grow the number of foster carers who can provide safe and loving homes for children and young people.
Why it’s important that cared for children stay close to where they are from.
When a child enters foster care, where they move next matters. A move into foster care may be unavoidable but moving away from everything familiar should not be.
Foster for Greater Manchester is calling on more people to foster with their local council, so local children can stay close to things that are familiar to them; their school, family, friends and the places that make them feel safe.
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There are lots of different ways to foster.
Discover the different types of foster care in Greater Manchester and find out how you could offer a child safety, stability and support.Read more -
Fostering is more flexible than you think.
Find out how fostering in Greater Manchester can fit around work, family life and different households, with flexible foster care options and local support.Read more -
Foster families come in all shapes and sizes
Foster families right across Greater Manchester are different in many ways — discover how you could offer a child safety, stability and care.Read more