{"id":301,"date":"2025-10-06T14:57:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T14:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.togethertrust.org.uk\/foster-together\/?page_id=301"},"modified":"2025-11-28T09:09:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T09:09:12","slug":"why-foster-with-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.togethertrust.org.uk\/foster-together\/why-foster-with-us","title":{"rendered":"Why foster with us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile pattern-media-text background-image-swirl is-style-squircle-mask\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--space-medium);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--space-medium)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Foster with the Together Trust<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For over 20 years, we\u2019ve been supporting foster carers to provide stable homes to young people who may not be able to live with their birth families.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/DSC_9774_low_res-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-264 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/DSC_9774_low_res-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/DSC_9774_low_res-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/DSC_9774_low_res-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/DSC_9774_low_res.jpg 1270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why foster with us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-tt-teal-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bb55f6e3640998640447be1305cccaa2\">For children, not for profit<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>For over 20 years, we\u2019ve been recruiting foster carers to provide stable homes to young people who may not be able to live with their birth families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We pride ourselves on the support we give to our carers and, as a charity, we don\u2019t make a profit. The money we make is invested back into the fostering service, to provide the best possible support for our foster carers and, most importantly, the young people in their care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.togethertrust.org.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/Fostering%20-%20Statement%20of%20Purpose%202025.pdf\">Read the Together Trust&#8217;s Foster Statement of Purpose<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-tt-teal-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4e40e4203a17e0d04c510a1f5beda86f\">Tailored 24\/7 support<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Access to a duty social worker 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week, 365-days-a-year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support when attending meetings with professionals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supervision from a qualified social worker<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fostering support workers for individual work with children and young people<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monthly support groups<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Together Trust fostering - What has been your experience of fostering with the Together Trust\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ig5oNQ0BJGo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-tt-teal-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-79d4c56a5558c5b5913ccbecc1c36e54\">Specialist training and wraparound support<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tailored training programme<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mentoring from other skilled foster carers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support from psychologists and therapists<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support from other Together Trust services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supervision from a qualified social worker<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Individual membership of The Fostering Network<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At least one carer conference per year, meeting with directors and trustees<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-tt-teal-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b97352ccdcce0e08bafcdeb5c7489277\">Competitive fees<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We offer competitive allowance every week and fees for your skills, training and experience<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Some foster carers may receive additional payments for birthdays, holidays, and other specific needs of the child<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-tt-teal-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-db52881664f1b987018cd11f61ca99be\">Respite and holidays<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Paid respite care for two weeks a year and outreach support<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Annual fostering holiday<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>School holiday activities for children and young people<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Annual celebration event (typically in July) for children and young people<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-simple-quote has-tt-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-xlarge-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.4\">&#8220;We found the whole process to be efficient and all staff to be friendly and helpful. Special thanks to our social worker who was honest, supportive and reliable and helped us at every stage of the process, both practically and emotionally.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite>&#8211; Together Trust foster carer<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide pattern-cta pattern-cta-campaign-for-change background-image-swirl has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignwide is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-center-left has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"border-radius:20px;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1666\" height=\"2500\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-338 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/resi_238_web.jpg\" 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has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2dea29dda3f2f28723a698e0ff848d84\">Our fostering family includes foster carers with a wide range of experiences and situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tt-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cf5331b28c0fc6993d916fb1f6f598b3\">Hear from foster carers and young people who have been fostered about their journeys and the impact fostering has had.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-secondary\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.togethertrust.org.uk\/foster-together\/stories\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"download-file-block\">\n\t<div class=\"file-info\">\n\t\t<p class=\"download-file__name\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Fostering-Statement-of-Purpose-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\tFostering &#8211; Statement of Purpose &#8211; 2025\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"download-file__meta\">Unknown file size,\n\t\tPDF\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<a class=\"download-file__url\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Fostering-Statement-of-Purpose-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\tFostering &#8211; Statement of Purpose &#8211; 2025\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull pattern-query-loop pattern-query-loop-4-cols background-blue-wave has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Learn more about fostering<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div 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src=\"https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/dsc_0585-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-340\" style=\"border-radius:10px;aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/dsc_0585-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/dsc_0585-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/dsc_0585-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/dsc_0585-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/dsc_0585-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.togethertrust.org.uk\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/dsc_0585-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-tt-dark-teal-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-38989dfe3ea4a50c1c4434e41d6ccabe\">Learn about 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