Find out if you could be a foster carer
In a few simple questions, you’ll know if you’re suitable to apply to become a foster carer.
Are you a current National Fostering Group carer and know someone who’s interested in fostering? Recommend them to us!
Recommend us and grow our family of passionate and inspiring carers like you who are helping to improve the lives of thousands of children and young people throughout the UK every day.
Making a referral is quick and easy – be sure to obtain permission to pass on the person’s details, then simply fill in the form and we’ll do the rest.
When the person you have recommended has been approved as a foster carer for National Fostering Group, you will receive a loyalty payment of £2,000*.
*If the person you are referring is already a foster carer with the National Fostering Group, you will not be eligible for the Recommend Us reward
*The reward payment is liable to tax and will need to be declared on your tax return.
First, have a chat with the person you're thinking of, to make sure they're happy for you to pass their details to us. Then you can provide these via the form above, your carer engagement officer or supervising social worker.
Our recruitment team will contact them for an initial conversation and answer any immediate questions they have. If they proceed and go on to become an approved carer, you'll receive £2,000*.
