Could you offer a child a home in a secure family environment? if so, Argyll and Bute Council need you!
We are looking for foster carers who can look after a child or children either for a temporary period while plans are made for their future or for an extended period if they are unable to go back to their families.
We are particularly looking for foster carers for teenagers and for sibling groups who need a temporary home where they can all live together until a decision is made regarding their future.
We need respite carers who can take children for brief, time-limited periods to support full time carers.
Who to contact about fostering
01546 605517 or familyplacementreferrals@argyll-bute.gov.uk
Fostering - rewarding in more ways than one
Fostering information pack >Why do some children need looked after?
If at all possible, children should be cared for by their birth parents. If that is not an option, then their extended family is the first consideration. In Argyll & Bute, every effort is made to help children to remain with their birth family. Kinship Carers are assessed and supported to care for their extended family members in a Kinship relationship.
If there are no options within the family, then the Local Authority will provide the care the child requires in a family placement through fostering and if necessary adoption. A family placement is the best type of care for most children.
There are a number of reasons why children/young people can’t remain in their own families and need to be “looked after and accommodated”.
- Hospitalisation or illness of one or both parents
- Inability of parents to cope, need for time out
- Parents who have drink or drug related problems
- Abuse or neglect in relation to the child
More information about fostering
Guidance and support for foster carers