Fostering in Portsmouth
Could you give a safe and loving home to a vulnerable child in Portsmouth? We urgently need more foster carers in your area to join our South East fostering team, where together, we can provide a brighter future for a child in care.
Become a foster parent in Portsmouth
Sadly, the number of children and young people coming into care is rising. A lot of children in care have experienced neglect or physical abuse, while others go through family illness, trauma or loss. Whatever the situation, they all deserve happiness - and that starts with a home.
When you join our South East fostering family, we’ll provide you with round-the-clock support – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with your own dedicated supervising social worker. Our in-depth training will also provide you with all the tools and knowledge you need to care for children.
Our high-quality training programmes are accessible and relevant to all our foster carers, and are designed to work flexibly around your schedule, with opportunities to learn both online and face-to-face at your nearest training office.
It doesn’t matter if you’re female, male, non-binary, straight, gay, single, married, divorced or don’t have any experience in working with children. It’s the dedication and commitment to transforming vulnerable children’s lives is what makes the difference.
Our local team are based throughout the South East, supporting families in areas including Southampton, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, West Sussex, East Sussex, and more.
So, if you live in Portsmouth and have plenty of resilience, patience, and a big heart, then you could provide a brighter future for a child in care.
Fostering is an amazing and rewarding journey that can turn a child's life around. It could even change yours too.
By Phone
One of our team is available to talk to you over the phone to answer any of your fostering queries.
By Email
One of our team is available to talk to you over the phone to answer any of your fostering queries.
Visit an office
Foster Care Associates, Office 17, Fleming Court Business Centre, Eastleigh, SO50 9YN
24/7 fostering support in Portsmouth
Here at Foster Care Associates Portsmouth, we pride ourselves as being a friendly and welcoming group of people, who strive to make a difference to children and family’s lives.
To support our foster parents and children and young people in the best possible way, we have a regional group of highly skilled social workers and our own therapist who are brimming with experience and knowledge.
When you join us, you’ll be joining our community with access to one of the greatest fostering support packages out there. You’ll have access to:
- Local supervising social workers
- Local Referrals teams that concentrate on making quality matches of children and young people with suitable foster parents
- Therapists who work with foster parents and staff so that we help our foster parents care therapeutically
- Dedicated out of hours staff that know how to support you if something goes wrong out of hours
Our Out of Hours Support is there for you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Benefits of working with FCA
24/7 advice service
Excellent ongoing training
Access to your local fostering team
Competitive payments
Local support groups
Local social activities and events
Download our Fostering Beginner's Guide
Download our complete beginner’s guide for everything you need to know about fostering a child with FCA. Discover more about the application process, the types of fostering, the training provided, and more!
Who can foster?
When it comes to being a foster parent and fostering a child, it’s your personal qualities that count. Apart from a few basics, there aren’t any hard and fast rules about who can foster, as long as you are able to provide a stable home then you could make a brilliant foster parent. You just need to ensure you meet the following requirements:
- You’re over 21 years old
- You have the legal right to live and work in the UK
- You have a spare bedroom that’s always available to a child
- You’re passionate about making a difference
Portsmouth Fostering Allowance and Benefits
Providing a safe, secure family home is the most important gift you can give a child. That’s why foster parents in the South East are rewarded for their hard work for competitive pay allowances and other financial rewards.
On average, our foster parents can receive £25,340 per year, per child, tax-free. On top of this allowance, you will receive annual bonuses and access to our reward platform where you can take advantage of great discounts from popular high street retailers.
Caroline Ellis
Registered Manager
Rachel Ealing
Fostering Services Manager
Katie Ballard
Office Manager
Tracey Harris
Referrals Manager
Ray Kalaker
Fostering Service Manager
Sasha Cole
Referrals Officer
Rosie Harrison
Referrals Officer
Debbie Osman
Administrator
Hollie Parkinson
Administrator
Georgia Russell
Senior Supervising Social Worker
Frankie Lucas
Senior Supervising Social Worker
Meet our South East Foster Parent & Carer Leaver
Meet our foster parent Helen from the South East as she takes a walk down memory lane with her foster son William.
“Words are never enough. You are quite literally changing lives.”
