Become a Foster Parent

How we Support our Foster Parents

By the Bridge offers a range of fantastic training, support and benefits to ensure you have everything you need to provide the best possible outcomes for our children. With 24/7 Out of Hours support, 365 days a year, you can feel comfortable phoning us whenever you need to, knowing we'll always be there to offer the appropriate guidance and support.

Our ongoing therapeutic training programme also provides Foster Parents with extensive knowledge and resources to help support both you as a Foster Parent and a young person's personal development. You won’t need any previous training or formal qualifications to foster, you will just need to be prepared to learn new things. 

We treat and train our Foster Parents as professionals providing them with the right tools to build strong relationships with foster children and to adapt their skills to think therapeutically in their approach to Foster Parenting - it's what we do best!

Here are just some of the fantastic benefits and support you'll receive at By the Bridge:

• 21 nights paid Respite per year (annual leave)
• Regular Supervision groups - local support network
• Careful Matching
• Dedicated Supervising Social Worker
• Psychotherapists
• Education Advisors 
• Long Service Rewards
• Refer a Friend Scheme - earn up to £2,000
• Free Foster Child and Family Events and Activities
• Fostering Promotion Opportunities
• An experienced, local fostering team
• Great Weekly Pay and Allowances
• Free Foster Talk Membership

If By the Bridge with Cambian seems like the type of fostering organisation you would like to work with then Contact Us for more information or to start your fostering journey!