By opening your home and your heart to care for a local child or young person, you can make a huge difference in their life and help us in our mission to achieve the best outcomes for local children.
About Us
Foster for Plymouth is a not-for-profit fostering organisation, part of Plymouth City Council, and consists of a team dedicated to ensuring children and young people are cared for in the way they deserve. As a collective, our main aim is to find local homes for local children where they can be facilitated to thrive and achieve their dreams with carers who truly care.
Find out more about us, what we do and our mission by visiting our About Us page below.
Can I foster?
We are committed to providing safe and loving environments for the children in our care. There are lots of myths about who can foster, but if you’re over the age of 21, have a spare room in your home, and have the room in your heart to care for a child or young person, we’d love to chat.
Fostering types
Fostering can look very different for different people as we work with our foster carers to come up with an arrangement that suits the carers and the children or young people in their care. There are lots of types of fostering which we provide training and support with.
Fostering allowances
We know how important emotional and financial support is when offering care to a child or young person, so we offer all of our carers competitive payments & generous allowances and ensure every single one is supported in their fostering journey.
Fostering News
As Plymouth comes together to celebrate its proud military history this Armed Forces Day, we’re reminded of the courage, commitment, and community spirit that defines our military families.
A programme which provides family-style support for fostering families has been extended in Plymouth, with more households now able to benefit.
Our foster carers are receiving a five per cent uplift on all their allowances as part of the new financial support offer for 2025/26.
Local foster carers came together last week to share their views and experiences at Foster for Plymouth’s second annual fostering summit.
Foster for Plymouth is Plymouth City Council’s own fostering service. The summit provides a valuable…
We know making a life-changing decision can seem daunting, so we're here for a no pressure chat to answer any questions you may have.
