Who can foster?
We accept applications from any ethnicity, single people or couples from all sexual orientation, those with children of their own or those without. We are interested in what you can bring to a child's life. All you need to have is:
Many of the children and young people we work with have come from difficult background and so can be challenging or have multiple needs. TACT will give you 24 hour support, 7 days a week, but you need to be prepared to take the difficult times with the good.
Many of our young people have told us that their TACT placement has changed their life - it is impossible to underestimate the value of a stable, loving home to young people who may have moved home many times in their young lives.
"The importance of fostering is…wow… it’s everything. Any child that has a background as challenging as some of the kids we work with, the importance of having a stable base, support and people just caring about these kids – a lot of them have never had that. And it’ll break your heart." Matt, foster carer in East Midlands
If you are interested in becoming a foster carer or want to find out a bit more, contact one of our local offices and talk to one of our staff who will be more than happy to answer any of your questions. Alternatively, look at all our pages on the subject and download our brochure Transform a life. Become a foster carer (PDF, 8 pages, 786KB).
* Please note that your "additional" bedroom(s) need to be separate from your own. This is a mandatory requirement.
** This doesn't mean that you need to have worked with children or be a parent.
*** TACT's guidance is that relationships should be for two or more years.
