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Fostering Services

Information for fostering services

Fosterline is a free, confidential helpline for foster carers and prospective foster carers in England, delivered by The Fostering Network on behalf of the Department for Education, to assist in the recruitment and retention of foster carers. 

Fosterline supports fostering services in the recruitment and retention of foster carers by: 

  • Providing an interactive find a fostering servicefacility on our website so that prospective foster carers can search for a local fostering service to make an application to foster. If your fostering service is not featured, or if you need to update your details, please contact us. 
     

  • Providing a free Recruitment Notice Board where fostering services in England can advertise their forthcoming free for prospective foster carers to attend recruitment events. Use Fosterline to help support your recruitment strategy to help make more prospective carers in your area aware of your recruitment events.