Wokingham Fostering

Home is where the heart is – be someone amazing and foster a local child
Become a foster carer with us and make a difference to a child that lasts a lifetime. Interested? We’d love to hear from you! Come along for a chat at our fostering stand at the Wokingham Half Marathon on Sun 23rd Feb or drop in Tues 25th Feb anytime 5.30-7.45pm at the council offices. Why not call us on 0118 974 6204 or for more details, visit https://fostering.wokingham.gov.uk/

Be someone amazing this year - become a foster carer with us and make a difference to a local child that lasts a lifetime. Interested? We’d love to hear from you! Why not call us on 0118 974 6204 or for more details, visit https://fostering.wokingham.gov.uk/

Please take a moment to read this heart warming story of how foster carers really can make a difference that lasts a lifetime!

New Year, new start in 2020? Be someone amazing this year and become a foster carer with us. You could make a difference to a local child that lasts a lifetime.
Interested? We’d love to hear from you! Call us on 0118 974 6204 or come and have a chat with us:
• ASDA, Lower Earley 15 Jan - 1130-2pm... • Tesco’s, Wokingham 16 Jan - 1130-2pm • Shute End offices, Wokingham 22 Jan - 5.15-7.45pm For more details, visit https://fostering.wokingham.gov.uk/
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Abracadabra, our magical fostering panto trip
Be amazing in 2020, be a foster carer with us and help a local child or young person to enjoy next Christmas with you.
Interested? We’d love to hear from you! Call us on 0118 974 6204 or come and have a chat with the team:
... • Tesco’s, Wokingham 2 Jan and 16 Jan - 1130-2pm • ASDA, Lower Earley 15 Jan - 1130-2pm • Civic Offices, Wokingham 22 Jan - 5.15- 7.45pm
For more details, visit https://fostering.wokingham.gov.uk/
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Big Ted was a big hit with his lovely new friend at our fostering stand at the Holme Grange Festive Family Fun Day! Like to know more about fostering? We’d love to hear from you! Call us today 0118 974 6204, email fostering@wokingham.gov.uk, or visit https://fostering.wokingham.gov.uk/ for more information and drop-in event dates.

Highlighting the need for more foster carers in our borough at Wokingham Winter Carnival. With face-painting clearly very popular this year! Like to find out more about fostering? We’d love to hear from you! Why not call us today on 0118 974 6204, email fostering@wokingham.gov.uk for more information and drop-in event dates.

Stop for a chat about fostering at Wokingham Winter Carnival this Sunday
You’ll find our orange stand near Robert Dyas in Market Place. Interested? We'd love to meet you! Visit www.fosteringwokingham.gov.uk for more information.

Thank you to our amazing Children who Foster!
We think our foster families are amazing and October is Sons & Daughters month when we recognise and thank the children who foster for the important role they play in supporting their parents with fostering. Why not find out how you could join our fostering family on Wed 23 October 11:30am-1:30pm (drop in anytime) at the Brambles office in Budgens Road, Wokingham, RG40 1PX.
Call Jackie on 0118 974 6204 or visit http://fostering.wokingham.gov.uk/ for more information.

Empty nest? The perfect time to foster
Interested? We’d love to hear from you! Come and have a chat this Wed 25 Sep anytime 5.30-7.45pm Oakwood Centre, Woodley, RG5 5JZ. For more info call us on 0118 974 6204, email fostering@wokingham.gov.uk or visit http://fostering.wokingham.gov.uk

Reaching new heights at our fostering Oakwood Youth Challenge event
Fostering families, support workers and the young people they look after all enjoyed a day together at the Oakwood Youth Challenge Centre. We’d love even more people to step forward to become foster carers with us and spur on our young people to have confidence, a sense of success and accomplishment. Interested? We’d love to hear from you!
For more information call us on 0118 974 6204, email fostering@wokingham.gov.uk, come along on Wednesday 25th September anytime 5.30-7.45pm in Oakwood Centre, Headley Road, Woodley, RG5 4JZ or visit http://fostering.wokingham.gov.uk/

Jumping in at our fostering BBQ in Henley
Our foster carers, children, young people and staff all enjoyed a lovely day together at the EYOT Centre on the banks of the River Thames. With sunshine and a BBQ, we all made the most of the water and the boating activities.
We urgently need more foster carers so why not find out how you could join our fostering family and come along next year! Interested? We’d love to hear from you so call us on 0118 974 6204 or visit www.fostering.wokingham.gov.uk for more information.

LGBT Adoption and Fostering week (4-10 March, 2019)
We’d like to encourage more people from our local LGBT community to consider becoming foster carers with us at Wokingham Borough Council. Foster carers are as different as the children they look after. As long as you have a spare room, are over 21, have some life experience, the time and energy to look after a child, you can foster. Interested? We would love to hear from you!
Call us on 0118 974 6204, email fostering@wokingham.gov.uk or come to our drop-in information event Wednesday 27th March 11.30am -1.30pm. Visit http://fostering.wokingham.gov.uk/ for more information.

Wokingham foster carers and staff teaming up to go the distance for fostering in the sunshine at the Wokingham Half Marathon on Sunday.
To find out about fostering with us and joining our fostering family, why not come for a chat anytime between 11.30am-1.30pm tomorrow, Wednesday 27 February, at the Brambles office. Call us on 0118 974 6204, email fostering@wokingham.gov.uk or visit http://fostering.wokingham.gov.uk/ for more information.

Help a young person on the road to independence
Could you offer a room and mentor a young person on their journey to adulthood? As a supported lodgings carer, you could earn £220 a week plus council tax exemption. Interested? We'd love to hear from you!
For more info, call us on 0118 974 6204, come to our ... drop-in information event next Wed 27 February 11.30pm-1.30pm at the Brambles office, email fostering@wokingham.gov.uk or visit http://fostering.wokingham.gov.uk/
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Join our new Enhanced Foster Carer Scheme and earn £700 per week
We are looking for people, like YOU, who have experience of working with children in an education, health, residential, justice or fostering environment. We will train you to care for Wokingham children returning from residential children’s homes, secure accommodation and mental health provisions.
As an Enhanced Foster Carer you will:... • be able and willing to stick with a young person regardless of the challenges • provide care in your home for 11-17 year olds with complex needs and behavioural difficulties • be able to work closely with social workers and other professionals • have no children under 16 years in the household and be over 25 yourself • be available full time at home
We support you becoming an Enhanced Foster Carer with: • weekly reward of £700 per week plus council tax exemption • specialist training, including intensive therapeutic training • 24 hour social care support • a dedicated advanced practitioner to support you in your work with the child • foster carers support groups
Think you might have what it takes? For an informal chat, call Deborah or Mark on 0118 974 6204, email fostering@wokingham.gov.uk or visit www.fostering.wokingham.gov.uk/
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Foster and help create tomorrow’s winners
Ready for a new start? You could start to make a big difference to a local child this year. Come along to our drop-in info event on Tues 29 Jan anytime 5.30-7.45pm at the Wokingham Town Hall. Call us on 0118 974 6204 or visit http://fostering.wokingham.gov.uk/ for more details.

Our foster families' magical panto trip
You could join our fostering family and help a local child or young person to enjoy this Christmas with you. Did you know it only takes about six months to become a foster carer with us?
Interested? We’d love to hear from you! Call us on 0118 974 6204 for a chat or come along to our next drop-in information event on Tuesday 29th January, anytime 5.30-7.45pm in the Diamond Jubilee Room, Wokingham Town Hall. For more details, visit http://fostering.wokingham.gov.uk/