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Fostering in Coventry

There are many children and young people who need fostering in Coventry and the surrounding area. To our foster carers, we offer locally-delivered training, 24/7 support, peer support, and the opportunity to be the best you can be in your role.

Opportunities to foster in Coventry

If you’re considering becoming a foster carer, choose to work with a fostering agency that has local teams who will support your every step.

National Fostering Group is the largest independent fostering agency in the UK with superb agency coverage across all regions – meaning you have the support of a team close to you.

We are the leading fostering agency in Coventry and work in partnership with the local authority to place children and young people in homes where they can thrive.

As a foster carer for the National Fostering Group, you’ll have unparalleled access to professional support and excellent free training in your local area. We want you to thrive too, being the best you can be in your role as foster carer.

In addition, you’ll have access to a large and active peer network that includes several local support groups.

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The foster agency near you: NFA Midlands

NFA Midlands is a large foster agency with around 50 members of staff. With a main office in Solihull, West Midlands, supervising social workers work in the Coventry community to be closer to the foster families and the children they care for. While it covers a large geographical area, the agency has a friendly, family feel and focuses on building strong relationships.

How much is the fostering allowance in Coventry?

Our average foster carer pay is around £24,500 a year (£2,040 on average per month),  which is far higher than the government’s recommended weekly allowance. For most foster carers in Coventry, this will be tax free! Some types of fostering placement pay more than £35,000 a year. Foster carer pay doesn’t affect state benefits you’re currently receiving. 

Becoming a foster carer is the best thing I have ever done in my life. I put it off for years thinking I would be turned down, but looking back I wish I had done it a lot sooner.

Jack, foster carer

Foster Coventry: getting started

If you think you’d like to become a foster carer in Coventry or another location in the Midlands, your next step is to have a chat. You can book a call by using our enquiry form. After this, if you decide to go ahead with an application, this usually takes around 16 weeks and we’ll help you every step of the way. We’ll help you decide what types of fostering you want to do and we’ll even get you started with foster carer training. 

Can I foster in Coventry?

We are looking for foster carers in Coventry and the wider Midlands area. We welcome people from ethnic, cultural and religious backgrounds, physical abilities and the LGBT+ community. You can be single, married, a homeowner or a tenant. Your ability to care for and nurture a child is what really matters. If you’ve worked in sectors like education, the emergency services, care or healthcare, you’ll be especially suited to this role.

Fostering agencies in Coventry

  • Established for more than two decades, National Fostering Group has teams (agencies) across the UK
  • Our lead fostering agency for Coventry – NFA Midlands in Solihull – has a close family feel
  • Our fostering agencies in the Coventry area have been rated as GOOD by Ofsted
  • Our foster carers in Coventry have access to several foster parent support groups
  • We have several team offices across the Midlands to support you 24/7
  • You will receive a generous fostering allowance for a child in your care
  • People from all walks of life are suitable to become a foster parent
  • Many types of fostering are available, including emergency and long-term placements
  • You’ll get excellent free training on different aspects of fostering at a venue local to you

Fostering in Coventry and the Midlands

Hundreds of children are currently fostered or waiting to find foster parents in your area. National Fostering Group has local offices covering the Midlands including Royal Leamington Spa, Nuneaton, Solihull, Tamworth and Hinckley.

The best part of my role is seeing the foster carers who, to begin with, may lack confidence or feel they are not doing things quite right, blossom into fostering experts. Seeing the bonds develop between the children and foster families makes everything we do worth it.

Shirley, supervising social worker

UK fostering

Our foster carers come from all walks of life. With training, support and a generous fostering allowance, they provide homes where children can thrive and experience the childhood they deserve. More than 9,000 new foster carers are needed UK-wide to provide homes for children in need of a foster family. If you’re thinking of becoming a foster carer, now’s the time.

Source: The Fostering Network

Fostering statistics

Around 7,070 children live with a foster family in the West Midlands. There are approximately 45,370 fostering households and 76,640 foster carers in England.

Sources: Department for Education, Ofsted

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