What is foster care?
Foster care is when a child who cannot live with their birth family is cared for by someone else — a foster carer — in a safe, loving home.
Children come into foster care for many different reasons. It might be due to illness, family breakdown, neglect, or because their home environment is unsafe.
Foster care gives these children the chance to feel secure, supported, and valued during a difficult time in their lives.
It’s the quiet courage of opening your home to a child whose world has been shaken. It’s the steady presence that says, “You matter,” even when trust feels fragile. Foster carers don’t just change lives—they rewrite stories. They show children what safety feels like, what love sounds like, and what belonging can become.
Every placement is a promise: that no child walks alone, and that even in the hardest moments, there is someone who sees them, believes in them, and stands beside them.
Why do we need more foster parents?
We need more foster parents because every child deserves a safe, stable, and loving home — and sadly, not every child has one.
Growing Number of Children in Care
The number of children entering the care system continues to rise across the UK. Many are coming from homes affected by neglect, abuse, or family breakdowns — and they need a place to feel safe and supported.
Shortage of Foster Homes
There simply aren’t enough foster families available, especially for: Sibling groups (who often get separated), teenagers and children with additional needs.
Children from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds
When there aren’t enough foster homes, children may have to move far away, be placed in emergency or unsuitable settings, or experience multiple placement breakdowns — all of which can be deeply unsettling.
Foster Care Offers Stability
Foster parents offer more than just a roof over a child’s head. They provide:
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Emotional warmth
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Daily structure and support
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A chance for healing and growth
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A sense of belonging and stability
The Right Carer Makes a Life-Changing Difference
A single stable relationship can transform a child’s future. When foster carers listen, encourage, and stand by a child, it builds resilience and self-worth.
Diverse Carers Help Children Feel Represented
We need carers from all cultures, backgrounds, religions, and family types. Children thrive when they feel seen, understood, and represented — especially in a world where identity matters.
Become part of a fostering agency that offers the strength of a large network— with the personal touch of a close-knit team.
At Rising Stars Fostering, we don’t just support carers — we welcome them into a caring, committed community that feels like family.
We’re here every step of the way with:
✅ Full training
✅ 24/7 support
✅ A real sense of belonging
If you’ve got room in your home and heart, you could change a child’s life — and find your purpose in the process.
Join our fostering family today.
The role of a foster parent
What Foster Parents Provide
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A safe and stable home where a child feels secure
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Everyday care and emotional warmth — from school drop-offs to bedtime stories
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Encouragement and guidance to help them grow, learn, and flourish
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Support through life’s challenges, changes, and transitions
Who Can Foster?
We welcome foster carers from all backgrounds and walks of life — whether you’re single, married, divorced, living with a partner, with children or without, or part of a same-sex couple.
At Rising Stars, we know that children thrive when they feel seen, understood, and represented. That’s why we’re especially committed to welcoming carers from a variety of cultures, faiths, and communities. A diverse team of foster carers helps us find the right match for every child — supporting their identity and sense of belonging.
Foster care isn't just opening your home — it's opening your heart to healing, hope, and second chances.
Fostering means standing in the gap — between the pain of the past and the hope of a better future.
Behind every foster child’s progress is a carer who refused to give up.
Creating safe spaces