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Fostering

Find out about fostering in Wolverhampton from the pages below.

Answers to frequently asked questions about fostering are also available.

We welcome applications from a wide variety of social, cultural and racial backgrounds. You can be married or divorced, male or female, with or without a partner and of a same sex relationship.

How do I foster in Wolverhampton?
	Find out how to contact us about becoming a foster carer. Use our online form for any questions you may have about fostering.

Making a career out of caring
	Find out about the funding available to foster carers.

Who can be a foster carer?
	Just as there is no typical child in need of fostering, there is no such thing as a typical foster carer.

What you need to be a foster carer
	Skills and qualities you may need to become a foster carer.

Why become a foster carer?
	Reasons why you may want to become a foster carer.

Support for foster carers
	Support available to foster carers.

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