WSCC Fostering Service

About

Could you support vulnerable children in your home by becoming a foster carer?
West Sussex County Council's Fostering Service provides children who are unable to live at home with a safe place to live. It also provides respite foster care for children with additional needs.
Our foster carers receive training, local support and a competitive allowance.
If you think you could join our fostering community we would love to hear from you.

What we do

• Our foster carers offer short and long term fostering for both local children and asylum seeking children
• We provide training for foster carers enabling them to offer specialist placements such as parent and child fostering, short breaks or early support for families in crisis
• There is no age limit to foster - as long as you are in reasonable health
• You do not have to be a parent, be in a relationship or own your property - as long as you have a spare room you can be considered as a foster carer
• If you want to make a difference to a young person's life, we would love to hear from you!

Age range

21-80

Wheelchair accessible

Yes

Free to use

Yes

Our users say

My advice is to go for it. Take the first step, make up your mind to enjoy it and the difference you can make to a young person's life.