HOME Fostering

19/05/2026

✨𝗙𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧: 𝗟𝗘𝗧’𝗦 𝗕𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗬𝗧𝗛𝗦✨

There are so many misconceptions about fostering - and they stop amazing people from coming forward.

‘𝙁𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣’- Thank you Nigat (Foster Carer and HOME Panel Member) for sharing your lived experience to help set the record straight 👇

❌ 𝗠𝘆𝘁𝗵: You need to own your own home or have a spare room
✅ 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁: You can foster if you rent - what matters is having a safe, stable environment.

HOME Fostering supports incredible people to access bigger houses with sufficient bedroom space to better enable siblings to stay together. We provide practical and financial support to help them start their fostering journey across Greater Manchester.

❌ 𝗠𝘆𝘁𝗵: You have to be married or in a couple
✅ 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁: Single people can make incredible foster carers too

❌ 𝗠𝘆𝘁𝗵: You must have parenting experience
✅ 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁: Full training and ongoing support are provided every step of the way

❌ 𝗠𝘆𝘁𝗵: You can't work and foster
✅ 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁: Many foster carers do work - fostering can often fit around your lifestyle depending on the type of care you offer.

❌ 𝗠𝘆𝘁𝗵: You can't foster if you have pets
✅ 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁: Having pets doesn’t stop you from fostering - in many cases, they can be a positive part of a child’s experience

❌ 𝗠𝘆𝘁𝗵: You’re too old (or too young) to foster
✅ 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁: It’s about your skills, commitment and ability to care - not your age

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵: 𝗳𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 - 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲

This , could you be that difference?

📩 Whether you’re just curious or ready to take the next steps HOME Fostering would love to chat to you www.homefostering.org.uk/becomeacarer

15/05/2026

𝗩𝗢𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 – '𝗔 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗗 𝗙𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗠𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧'🧡

– we are celebrating the life changing impact foster carers have on children and young people throughout The Fostering Network's

Thank you Nigat (Foster Carer and HOME Panel Member) for sharing your powerful fostering story - such a beautiful window into her life as a foster carer. This moment of impact is so precious.

Thank you to every foster carer opening their home and heart to children who need care, safety, stability and belonging.

Whether you’re just curious or ready to take the next steps HOME Fostering would love to chat to you www.homefostering.org.uk/becomeacarer

14/05/2026

⭐Join the home fostering family⭐

Have you ever thought about fostering but been turned away because you don’t have enough space in your home?

Meet HOME Fostering a brand-new non-profit fostering agency based in Salford with a bold mission to do things differently🙌

What they do:
🏡 Provide practical & financial support to help incredible people move into a bigger home to enable the start of their fostering journey across Greater Manchester.
🎓 Offer a wide range of training to give the skills & understanding you’ll need to look after children needing foster families.
🚗 Help with practical things like transport when needed, a dedicated supervising social worker & 24/7 telephone support from the team.
💛 Look for foster carers who can offer time, patience & understanding.

Could you offer a local child or children a secure, loving and nurturing home?
Link for more information & how to apply👇

11/05/2026

𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗬 𝗙𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲🎉

This year’s theme is , so over the next two weeks we’ll be shining a light on the everyday realities of fostering while raising awareness of the life - changing impact foster carers have on children and young people.

Thank you to every foster carer opening their home, heart, time, patience, wisdom and resilience to children who need care, safety, stability and belonging.

“Because fostering is not a slogan. It is early mornings, school runs, difficult conversations, laughter around dinner tables, setbacks, celebrations, reviews, birthdays, uncertainty, perseverance, healing, advocacy and relationships. It is ordinary life doing extraordinary work” Mark Owers, Chief Executive, Nationwide Association of Fostering Providers

Keep an eye on our social media channels over the next few weeks for inspiring stories from the fostering community.

We know fostering isn’t always easy, and that more must be done to make foster care sustainable for the future. This is an opportunity to celebrate, reflect and shape the future together.

Whether you’re just curious or ready to take the next steps HOME Fostering would love to chat to you www.homefostering.org.uk/becomeacarer

08/05/2026

Fantastic BBC Manchester article on HOME Fostering❤️

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0l2z7nylxdo

06/05/2026

𝗛𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵🎉

Well, last Thursday was just incredible! Thank you to everyone who joined us for HOME Fostering's launch and were blown away by the support in the room. We're so excited to be on this journey!

If you know anyone in Greater Manchester that is interested in foster care but lack the space in their current home please let them know we're here to help at www.homefostering.org.uk

𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼: https://youtu.be/RNP7TLMcE_s?si=AZVWurFjY413DPZY

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A celebration of our Ofsted registration saw partners from across Greater Manchester come together to celebrate last week. Huge thanks to everyone who joined...

05/05/2026

𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨

We just wanted to say thank you to everyone who came and shared our launch event with us last week and to those who weren’t able to join us but sent their good wishes.

We all really enjoyed the chance to catch up with you all and to share our journey so far. There was so much support for us and for HOME Fostering in the room, we’re really grateful

HOME Fostering is now registered and accepting applications across Greater Manchester!

Many thanks
The 𝗛𝗢𝗠𝗘 Fostering team😊

02/05/2026

And that’s a wrap!! ✨🎉

A massive thank you for those who came to speak to us today at Wythenshawe Forum, we are delighted this stall was so successful🤩. We loved chatting with you about the challenging but rewarding journey of fostering and how you can provide a safe, loving home for children in need. Your support means the world to us! ❤️ We cannot forget to thank the staff who helped with the running of the stall today 😇.

If you want to learn more, visit our website or contact us directly. We will support you by working together to make a difference!

28/04/2026

Getting ready for our HOME Fostering launch party this Thursday evening! Time to grow!🌻🏡

24/04/2026

𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘆 🩷

We’re delighted to be partnering with 𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘆 who will provide practical, trauma-informed learning and tools and ongoing support and development for our team, applicants and carers.

Pink Pearl Parent Academy is an internationally award-winning practice-led learning and support platform, designed by foster carers for foster and kinship carers.

In Nov 2025, they were 1 of 10 recipients of the Synthesia AI Video Awards. It was a global award. They are also currently a Finalist in the Stars of Children and Young People Awards, for their 'Learning and Development' category (fingers crossed!)

We’re looking forward to working together and supporting the important work carers do every day.

W: www.pinkpearlparent.academy

17/04/2026

It's a big day for us at HOME as we have received the news that we are now officially a registered fostering agency!! It's been a bit of a long and bumpy path through the process with our innovative model creating lots of discussion and reflection as we've gone along but we are finally there - and we are delighted!

HOME is open for applications - and we've already got a chat booked with a possible carer for Sunday evening!!

If you know anyone in the Greater Manchester area who has wanted to foster but been held back by their space, please share the website with them www.homefostering.org.uk