Fostering in Hounslow
Imagine changing the life of a young person. Imagine being there for when they start school, college or university. Imagine giving them the support to help them find their own feet and gain the confidence they may have lost. Fostering in Hounslow means making a difference to the lives of children in your local area, by providing them with stable, safe and caring homes.
To say that fostering is rewarding is an understatement, and we are proud of our team of foster carers who take vulnerable children into their homes and help turn their life around. You can choose how you want to make a difference, as there are different types of foster care. Children spend different lengths of time in care depending on their circumstances, and whether or not they are able to return to their birth family. Unfortunately, many young people require foster care for long periods due to neglect or abuse. TACT are recruiting foster carers in Hounslow in order to provide care and guidance for these vulnerable young people.
In order to begin your fostering journey, there are some initial requirements to fulfil. They are:
- To be aged 21 years or over
- To have at least one spare bedroom in your home
- Be a full time resident of the UK
No formal childcare qualifications are required to start your fostering journey, as full and ongoing training will be provided at no cost to you. Some people have additional existing skills that they can bring to fostering – such as caring for children with a learning or physical disability. As we are a charity, we reinvest surplus income into providing more support and training for our fostering households.
If this sounds like something YOU could do, you could join our Fostering Hounslow team!
TACT foster carers, The Wrights, talk about how proud they are of the young people they have cared for, and about the support they receive from TACT:
Why foster in Hounslow with TACT?
TACT is the UK’s largest dedicated fostering charity. We have been providing nurturing and caring homes for vulnerable children since 1993.
As we provide a service to local authorities, we work closely with Hounslow London Borough Council to help find caring homes for children. We can only do this with a fantastic team of foster carers. That’s why we reinvest our surplus income into providing more training and support for our fostering households. We also provide additional support over and above what is required of a fostering charity, such as a dedicated education service, health service and an online foster carer portal.
We’re more than just a fostering agency – we go above and beyond to look after our foster carers and the children they provide care for. Our TACT Connect service ensures that when children leave the care system, they have TACT’s support for life.
This is why 98% of our carers would recommend us to others thinking of fostering.
“If you are thinking about becoming a foster carer then I recommend doing so with TACT – it is like working with extended family. The staff are very accessible, compassionate and child centred. I will soon be celebrating the marriage of one of my former foster children and I have become a foster grandmother.”
– TACT Foster Carer (London)