Foster East

Foster East Your everyday life is everything a child in care needs. Foster East is the joint face of local authority foster carer recruitment in the East of England.

Together with your local council, we support people considering fostering. Call us to talk fostering.

21/07/2026

There’s a big age gap between fostering friends Stacey and Sharon. They’re completely different people, with completely different skills and life experience.

They came to fostering through entirely different routes. Single mum Sharon has worked in childcare throughout her career, and fostering was a natural progression once her daughters were in high school. Stacey and her partner started fostering when their daughter was a toddler because fostering suited them better than Stacey returning to work after maternity leave.

If you’re thinking about fostering, they’re keen to reassure people that if they can foster, anyone can.

Could you foster? Find out more online, search Foster East.

27/06/2026

Is your corporate career everything you want it to be? Neil was disillusioned with scaling the corporate ladder. He'd achieved great things but the Covid pandemic made him re-assess his life. Chasing the dollar wasn’t doing it for him anymore.

Foster carers come from all walks of life. Neil and his second wife have a blended family of teenagers from their previous marriages. They’ve discovered they’re brilliant at fostering teenagers.

An everyday life in an everyday home, with a steady routine from walking the dog to cooking dinner together can be life-changing for a child in care.

Find out more about fostering for your local council with Foster East. To find out more visit www.fostereast.gov.uk or call 0330 024 1177

Foster carers can form incredibly strong bonds with fellow foster carers. Fostering can be a bit of a bubble, and having...
24/06/2026

Foster carers can form incredibly strong bonds with fellow foster carers. Fostering can be a bit of a bubble, and having your people, the people who really understand what fostering is like sharing that space with you ccn mean the world.

Sharon and Stacey have both been fostering for 10 years. They met at a fostering support group run by their local authority. Despite the age difference, they hit it off and are now firm friends.

Stacey fosters a young boy and babies. Sharon tends to foster babies and toddlers. They support each other with baby sitting, day care and outings.

"If we can foster, anyone can foster!" Have you considered fostering? Find out more from our website or call one of our friendly team for a chat on 0330 024 1177.

20/06/2026

Jack and Andy were worried that being a same s*x couple might prevent them from fostering but their local authority were really good at putting them at ease throughout the assessment and approval process.

"My advice to people thinking about fostering, is to just send that initial enquiry. You don't have to commit yourself. You don't have to own your own home, you can be single, you can be gay. You can be all those things. If you're thinking about it, do it."

Your everyday really is everything a foster child needs. Watch Jack and Andy's story in full online.

Neil was disillusioned with his corporate career. He’d scaled the corporate ladder and achieved great things. The Covid ...
17/06/2026

Neil was disillusioned with his corporate career. He’d scaled the corporate ladder and achieved great things. The Covid pandemic made him re-assess his life. Chasing the dollar wasn’t doing it for him anymore.

Foster carers come from all walks of life. Neil and his second wife have a blended family of teenagers from their previous marriages. They’ve discovered they’re brilliant at fostering teenagers.

An everyday life in an everyday home, with a steady routine from walking the dog to cooking dinner together can be life-changing for a child in care.

Find out more about fostering for your local council with Foster East. To find out more visit www.fostereast.org.uk or call 0330 024 1177

13/06/2026

Friends Stacey and Sharon met in a foster carer support group ten years ago. They’ve supported each other, their families and the children they foster through thick and thin.

Sharon was worried that assessing social workers might think her disability and her faith would be barriers to fostering. Stacey wasn't sure if fostering would work for her young family - her daughter was only tiny when they applied. But the support they got from their local council was brilliant.

Could fostering with your local council work for you? We’ll work with you to work out how fostering could fit into your life. Call our friendly team on 0330 0241177 or see www.fostereast.gov.uk - there's loads more case studies you can watch.

10/06/2026

Is fostering a job? It’s been a big debate in the media recently.

Gary explains his thoughts on the matter. “The thing is, you do get paid to be a foster carer, but you don't look upon fostering as a job. You're looking after children, who need a home. The children become part of your life and your family for as long as they're living with you.”

Gary has a day job working in a warehouse and considers himself the 'glory carer' who comes home after a day at work to play with the kids, do dinner, bath and bed; a solid routine that's the mainstay of families up and down the country.
If anything, he and his wife are planning on Gary giving up his traditional day job so they can both be at home to look after their foster children.

Could fostering work for your family? Call our friendly team on 0330 0241177 or see www.fostereast.gov.uk

Jack and Andy hesitated to apply to become foster carers at first because they’re a same s*x couple. Their local council...
05/06/2026

Jack and Andy hesitated to apply to become foster carers at first because they’re a same s*x couple. Their local council was delighted to meet them.

Jack became a foster carer aged just 21, He thinks being so young enables him to connect better with the children in their care. "I'm able to relate to them better and understand them."

Andy’s advice to people thinking about fostering is: “Send that initial inquiry, because you don't have to commit yourself. You don't have to own your own home. You can be single. You can be gay, you can be all those things. There's something for everyone out there. If you're thinking about fostering, do it.”

Your everyday life and ordinary routine is exactly what a foster child needs.

Could you foster for your council? Find out more online

Your everyday life and ordinary routine is exactly what a foster child needs. Your local council will work with you to find out what kind of fostering will suit you best.

Find out more about fostering online or call 0330 024 1177

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