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  • Entirely not for profit

  • Helping local Gloucestershire children

  • All ages from babies to teenagers

  • Emergency out of hours support

  • Excellent ongoing training

  • Support groups in your area

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Download our information pack

Find out more about fostering for Gloucestershire County Council by downloading our fostering information pack

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Types of fostering

From short term to long term, Gloucestershire County Council offers a type of fostering to suit most people.

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Support and training

When you foster for Gloucestershire County Council, we’ll support you every step of the way

She personifies professionalism

"We would like to thank our social worker for her unwavering support over the previous three years. She personifies professionalism and we consider her to be operating at an extremely high level. She displays an extensive knowledge and willingness to help out, and we also appreciate her ability to address the difficult questions which arise when fostering. She is caring and supportive and we have learned a lot from her."

Martin and Peter

Our fostering support worker was absolutely fantastic

"Our fostering support worker was absolutely fantastic. He was proactive in finding activities for our young person to undertake. He was also reliable, consistent, and supportive of me as a foster carer."

Jo

Chat to us:

Come and chat to our friendly team and an experienced foster carer at the one of the regular events we run. There’s no need to book – just turn up!

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