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Join Surrey's biggest family

Fostering with us means you can give children a safe and loving home while also helping them to stay close to their friends, school and local community.

You will become part of a growing support network dedicated to improving the lives of children and young people.

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About fostering Learn all about what fostering a child involves and all the different types of tasks foster carers do in their role.
Information events A great opportunity to chat with us and meet our foster carers.
Types of fostering Information about the different types of foster care.
Fostering allowances Information about fostering payments and allowances.

Information and services

What is fostering?

  • Foster Carers' Charter

Why you should foster

  • Fostering with us or an agency
  • Fostering allowances
  • Training for foster carers

How to become a foster carer

  • Who can foster
  • 'Could I Foster?' Quiz
  • Assessment and approval

What fostering looks like

  • Emergency fostering
  • General fostering
  • Parent and child

Contact us

  • Find us at an event

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