Why foster with TACT?

We’re the UK’s largest fostering charity and we’ve been helping to provide loving families for vulnerable children for 24 years. As a charity, we put young people at the heart of every decision and we passionately believe that all children deserve to live in loving, safe and stable homes. We are not driven by profit, but by the best possible outcomes, which is why all our surplus income is put back into services for our carers and the children you look after.

We believe that success in fostering and achieving the best outcomes for children in care has a great deal to do with the matching process between child and foster family. At TACT we take time to get this right; for both the child and the foster family.  A successful placement allows both our carers and young people reap the rewards of fostering.

Here at TACT we help our foster carers to grow and develop to become the best possible carer they can be by offering a range of training and support. We know fostering isn’t a 9-5 job, which is why we are here to support you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

What do our foster carers and young people think about TACT?

Our ambassador, Solomon O.B, speaks to TACT carers, young people and care leavers, as well as TACT CEO Andy Elvin, to learn about their experiences with TACT: