Do you know someone who would make a great foster carer?
Leeds City Council has agreed a new scheme where a person can receive £500 for referring a friend/family member to be a foster carer for Foster4Leeds! The scheme is designed to help increase the number of foster carers in the area so more children can continue to live in Leeds.
Join the community of over 700 Foster4Leeds foster carers!
Foster4Leeds encourage applications from all backgrounds to help build an inclusive and diverse community of foster carers. The team will help anyone interested to decide which type of fostering is right for them, as there are different types of roles. The person will receive full training and support is provided.
Did you know?
- You do not have to give up work to become a foster carer
- There are different types of caring roles available, including short and long term, supported lodgings and parent and child as well as short breaks and support carer roles
- Anyone over the age of 21 with a spare room and the willingness to love and care for a child could become a foster carer
- Foster4Leeds is 100% not for profit
- Foster carers receive financial support, training and a range of benefits
Anyone over the age of 21 with a spare room and the willingness to love and care for a child could become a foster carer
How does it work?
Speak to a friend or family member who you think would make a great foster carer – you might know someone who has always considered it and now could be the time to go for it! Tell them about the refer a friend scheme and say you want to refer them.
The person(s) you are referring to become a foster carer should then fill out the form to show their interest. When contacted by the fostering team, they will need to confirm that they were referred and give your details (the details of the person who referred them) when asked!
They will go through the normal process of being approved as a foster carer by Leeds City Council, which can take 6 to 9 months.
Once the person is approved, you (the person who referred the foster carer) will receive the payment of £500! No payment is made if they are not approved as a foster carer for Leeds City Council.
You can make more than one referral.
Full details in the policy:
