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Cheshire East Council Cheshire West and Chester Halton Borough Council Knowsley Council Liverpool Council St Helens Council Warrington Borough Council Wiral Council
A collaborative service for:
Cheshire East Council Cheshire West and Chester Halton Borough Council Warrington Borough Council
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We are excited to share our new film 'Everything’ with you below...

'Everything' follows foster carer Mike and his family on a journey through time with two of the children they have looked after, who are now adults. A surprise 60th birthday party for Mike gives Will and Zara a chance to reflect on how being fostered made a difference to their lives, thanking him for everything. It beautifully captures some important themes to show how fostering can forever change a child's life.

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The Process

The process to become a foster carer; a flexible, home-based career.

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Enquiry

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You contact us via the telephone, email, our web form or by meeting us face to face at an event. We’ll take some basic details from you...

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Expression of Interest and Initial Assessment

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Once you've completed an Expression of Interest, we’ll do some initial checks and a Social Worker will then visit you at home...

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Application

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The fostering team will send an application form to you for you to complete and return...

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Skills to Foster & Assessment

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You'll be asked to attend Skills to Foster pre-approval training and your formal assessment will begin...

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Approval

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You’ll be sent a draft of your assessment for you to amend any details that may need tweaking before this is presented to Panel...

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Fostering

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Congratulations! Welcome to the fostering family. You'll be allocated a Supervising Social Worker who will complete your induction.

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Information Sessions

We run our information sessions virtually and in-person to give you maximum choice and flexibility.

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Wednesday 4 Dec ***Book Now***

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What’s New?

Three cheers for Mockingbird

We’re celebrating the launch of not one, not two but three Mockingbird programmes in Cheshire and Merseyside this month. In the past week, Halton and...

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26 Nov 2024 | News

Afternoon tea triumphs for our carers

A special celebration of Halton’s Foster Carers who have a combined fostering experience of over 700 years was held to recognise the amazing work they...

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18 Nov 2024 | Events

Fostering is… Everything

Fostering can mean everything to those involved. That is the message of a powerful our new fostering film from over 100 councils. This is the...

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7 Nov 2024 | News
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