Croydon Fostering Week: 9 to15 March

Together our community can change lives

Croydon Fostering Week is back from 9 to 15 March, celebrating the life changing impact foster carers make while raising awareness of the many children in Croydon who still need safe, loving homes. Throughout the week, our fostering team will be out across the borough and online giving advice and information to anyone interested in becoming a foster carer.

Fostering drop in events

10th March  – CVA Centrale

Time: 10AMt to 1PM
Location: Centrale Shopping Centre, Croydon CR0 1TY

11th March – Thornton Heath Library

Time: 10:30AM to 12:30PM
Location: 190 Brigstock Rd, Thornton Heath CR7

11th March – Central Library

Time: 🕒 2PM to 5PM

Location: Katharine St, Croydon CR9 1ET
12th March – Resource Fair, Purley

Time: 10AM to 12:30PM
Location: St Mark’s Church, Woodcote, CR8 3QQ

12th March – Purley Library

Time: 2PM to 5PM
Location: St Mark’s Church, Woodcote, CR8 3QQ

12th March – Facebook Live Event

Time: 12:30PM
Location: Join us online: https://fb.me/e/8kTEqCUY4

A live discussion where our fostering team will answer questions, talk about the fostering journey, and share how you can make a difference.

13th March – New Addington Leisure Centre

Time: 10AM  to 12:30PM
Location: 88 Central Parade, Croydon CR0 0JB

13th March – Thornton Heath Leisure Centre

Time: 2PM to 5PM
Location: 100 High St, Thornton Heath CR7 8LF

14th March – South London Mandir

Time 12:30PM to 1:30PM
Location: 108 Chipstead Valley Rd, Coulsdon CR5 3BA

 

For more information please contact the Croydon Fostering Team:
0300 222 2112
iwanttofoster@croydon.gov.uk


 

Boosts to carer payments

We have made major changes to the fees and benefits for foster carers, to become one of the most competitive and supportive local authorities in South England.

Find out more.

The Run fostering film project

We have joined over 90 local authority fostering services to produce 'The Run', an engaging and emotional fostering film project, produced by award-winning producers ReelTwentyFive and project managed by CAN Digital.

Find out more. 

How you can help care for a vulnerable Croydon child

Becoming a foster carer can be daunting but did you know there are many different types of fostering that can help you decide whether it's right for you and your family?

Children placed into foster homes with loving families can see their lives being transformed. Young people enter into care for many reasons which include abuse and neglect, parent illness and abandonment.

Roisin Madden, Director of Children’s Services, says: “Croydon’s foster carers come from a diverse range of backgrounds and have a shared motivation and desire to make a difference to the lives of local children and young people.

We have an urgent need for more people to step forward who can offer safety and stability to Croydon’s vulnerable children. Becoming a foster carer is a big decision and our fostering team are on hand to answer any questions you may have and help you make that decision with careful consideration.”

Some people can’t dedicate their time to a full-time fostering role, others may feel they want a longer-term role in the child’s life. Either way, there are different types of fostering which may help make up your mind.

Read the full article.

Meet the Croydon foster carers giving teenagers love, stability, and hope

Croydon needs more people from all walks of life to provide stable, supportive and loving homes for some of the borough's most vulnerable children and young people. These case studies give a clear view of the kind of impact that fostering can have on young people and you as a foster carer. If you think this sounds like you, get in touch. We're eager to hear from you.

Safia, a single parent and primary school teacher, felt she had the right qualities to provide care to vulnerable children and had seen the impact fostering had on children.

Lisa and Mark currently foster a 15-year-old boy, who arrived 18 months ago suffering from PTSD, unable to speak English and due to issues in his past was always on ‘alert’.

Read the full article.

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Get in touch

Email: iwanttofoster@croydon.gov.uk

Telephone: 0300 222 2112

Facebook: fosterforcroydon