You can chat with experienced foster carers and be matched with a buddy!

In addition to working with our hub team and your local authority social worker, we have a whole host of experienced foster carers who offer support as an extension of the hub.  We can link applicants up with professional carers for a chat, and we also have a fostering buddy scheme so at various stages of your application you can speak to others to help understand what being a carer is like and they can answer any questions you might have.

We match prospective foster carers with experienced carers who we think would click well together and we're already hearing from applicants about how useful it is for them to chat with some of the excellent foster carers we already have in the North East.

We want prospective foster carers to feel supported because they're very much wanted and needed. We understand that the application process can, at times, feel isolating. But with Foster with North East, you'll have lots of listening ears and helping hands to welcome you into the fostering community. You'll have a team around you who can offer advice from experience of different perspectives.