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Why Choose a Not for Profit Fostering Agency?

Team Fostering is a Not for Profit fostering agency, committed to providing family-based support to children in care. Unlike for profit agencies, we reinvest all resources into enhancing services for foster carers and the children we support.

How 'Not for Profit' Fostering Agencies Support Children

There are two key types of fostering services which provide family-based support to Looked After Children. Local Authorities (or LAs) are usually the local councils in a region or area, offering publicly funded fostering provision. Local authorities are responsible (in law) for the safeguarding of all children in the foster care system and manage their placement in fostering homes.

But demand for safe, supportive foster homes often outstrips supply, and this is where Independent Fostering Agencies (or IFAs) come in.

Independent Fostering Agencies (IFAs) like Team Fostering work alongside Local Authorities to provide foster homes for children in need. Not-for-profit IFAs reinvest any surplus back into the services they offer, ensuring children and carers receive the best possible support.

What Makes Us a Not for Profit Agency?

Team Fostering was founded on the principle of putting children at the heart of everything we do. As a social enterprise, we focus on providing high-quality care and support for children and foster carers. We continually reinvest our resources into fostering services to ensure the best outcomes for vulnerable young people.

Future-Proofing Our Non-Profit Status

In 2018, Team Fostering took legal steps to safeguard our Not for Profit status, ensuring that our resources will always be reinvested for the benefit of children and carers. This guarantees that our agency remains an ethical, sustainable organisation in the future.

“What really swung it for us was the not-for-profit angle. The profit that Team makes really does go back into the care of the children and you can genuinely see that it does. Everyone wants the best for the young people.”

- Allan, Foster Carer

Supporting Looked-After Children

We reinvest all of our financial surplus back into the agency, ensuring that the children and young people we support receive the best care, from diverse activities to life-skills programs and out-of-hours support.

Diverse Activities and 24/7 Support

Our reinvestment funds activities like our annual caravan holiday, summer activities, and life-skills training for teenagers. We also offer 24/7 out-of-hours support provided by experienced social workers and managers.

Personalised Guidance and Financial Aid

We offer personalised one-to-one support through our Education team, helping young people prepare for exams, apply for college, or even apply for financial support for driving lessons, travel, or career-related goals.

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