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Foster care means working closely with parents and other
professionals, with an agreed plan to support families and to
rebuild relationships. The children who need to be fostered come
from a wide range of backgrounds and may have experienced trauma
and loss. Foster carers play a crucial role and will help children
come to terms with their experiences and prepare them to return to
their family or move to an alternative permanent home. A Foster
Carer is not the same as being a parent, however, you will need to
make the same commitment in giving a child the best possible start
in life.
Kent Social Services have around 700 foster carers supporting
the work we do in protecting and looking after children in Kent.
These carers are professionals in their own right, developing
skills and knowledge through training and experience - and
regularly help us encourage and develop new foster carers.
Our foster carers are very important to us and to the many
children whose lives are changed because of the safe, caring and
supportive foster family in which they live. We are actively
recruiting foster carers and encourage you to find out more.
Come and meet our team Foster carers are
welcomed from all sections of the community with a diversity of
experiences but all prospective carers share a
common interest in wanting to work with and help children in
care, and feel they have something to offer.
Share these carers' unique stories and
inspirational experiences, these carers reflect the diverse range
of people needed for our children (link opens in a new
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