All age ranges of children need fostering, from babies to teenagers and young mothers. Some may be children on their own and others may be with brothers and sisters who need to stay together.
Children come from a wide range of different backgrounds and some may have special requirements. For example they may have particular dietary, cultural or religious needs.
Some children may have learning difficulties or other special needs. Foster children want and need the same experiences as any other child. The foster carer's role is to bring warmth, stability and continuity of care to these children’s lives.
Is there room in your life for someone else’s child?
Foster carers needed!
Hounslow has over 330 children and young people in care, who, for a variety of reasons, are unable to live with their own family.
We are currently looking for foster carers for children and young people who are in our care. Our looked after children and young people come from a diverse range of ethnic, cultural and religious backgrounds and we are looking to recruit foster carers who can meet the needs of our looked after children and young people.
Advice and support is always available for carers, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and a generous weekly allowance is paid to meet the needs of each child placed. Hounslow’s allowances are higher than the recommended national rate for foster carers and are paid at £363 per week.
If you are interested in finding out more about fostering please call us on 0800 731 8558 for a friendly chat, or come along to a drop-in session.
Fostering information sessions for 2012
Monday 30 January: 6:30pm - 8pm Room 1 LPCC
Monday 27 February: 10am - 12pm Room 4 LPCC
Monday 26 March: 6:30pm - 8pm Room 4 LPCC
Monday 23 April: 10am - 12pm Room 4 LPCC
Tuesday 22 May: 10am - 12pm CR1
Thursday 24 May: 7pm - 9pm Open Area
Tuesday 26 June: 10am - 12pm CR1
Thursday 19 July : 6:30pm - 8pm CR1
Monday 17 September: 10am - 12pm CR1
Monday 22 October: 6:30pm - 8pm Room 4 LPCC
Thursday 29 November: 10am - 12pm Room 4 LPCC
Civic Centre
Lampton Road
Hounslow
TW3 4DN
Contact us
Register your interest in fostering now
Email: fostering@hounslow.gov.uk
Tel: 0800 731 8558
Hounslow Family Placement
Civic Centre
Lampton Road
Hounslow
TW3 4DN
