Fosterline promotes the recruitment and retention of foster carers by:
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Encouraging people to think about fostering as a career and answering their questions about the process of becoming a foster carer.
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Clarifying recruitment criteria and finance/support/training issues to help prospective foster carers make informed decisions.
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Enabling prospective foster carers to identify fostering services in their area, using the online ‘Find a Fostering Service’ tool.
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Providing a facility for fostering services to advertise their forthcoming foster carer recruitment events free of charge.
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Clarifying the regulations, guidance, and National Minimum Standards around fostering, and signposting to other sources of specialist support, so that current foster carers understand their role, responsibilities and the support available to them.
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Encouraging dialogue between foster carers and their fostering services when any issues arise.
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Providing regular updates to the Department for Education on issues affecting foster carers and prospective foster carers, to inform development in the fostering sector.
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Providing a free, impartial, responsive service that foster carers value, to help them know they are not alone.
