Welcome to Fostering Wakefield
We have children and young people in the Wakefield district now, looking for a home like yours.
Fostering is the rewarding and challenging experience of looking after someone else’s child when they are unable to live with their own family.
Our foster carers are local people who open their homes and their hearts to children when they need it most. They provide a caring, safe and stable environment, making a real difference to children’s lives.
Interested in fostering? Let us know and we'll phone you to talk it through. | Start here >> |
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Our information events
If you’d like to find out more about fostering why not come to one of our information events? It’s a relaxed, informal occasion - a chance to meet our friendly team and learn more about how you can support local children.
| Asda Glasshoughton | Monday 13 May | 10am - 2pm |
| Park Run – Nostell Priory | Saturday 18 May | 9am start |
| The Secret Garden Soft Play, Horbury | Tuesday 14 May | 12noon - 3pm |
| Junction 32, Castleford | Friday 24 May | 10am - 2pm |
Featherstone Rovers vs Bradford Bulls
LD Nutrition Stadium | Sunday 26 May | Before the match
around the stadium |
| Vintage Car Rally @ Thornes Park, Wakefield | Friday 5 July | Times to be confirmed |
| Armed Forces Day @ Pontefract Park | Saturday 6 July | Times to be confirmed |
| Liquorice Festival, Pontefract Town Centre | Sunday 7 July | Times to be confirmed |
Could you foster?
We’re looking for both new and experienced foster carers to improve the lives of children in the Wakefield district.
We offer a competitive financial package, locally based training and support and a range of benefits.
If you could welcome a child or young person into your heart, your home and your family and give them the love, care and support they need, please get in touch.
Call us for a chat on 0800 197 0320 or fill out our enquiry form and we’ll call you at a time convenient for you.