Fostering - transform a child's life
Start your fostering journey with us today, we’ll be with you every step of the way.
- Express an interest and start your fostering journey
- Next information event join one of our sessions to learn more about fostering with Luton Council
What is fostering?
Fostering is where you provide a short or long-term home for a child or young person in need.
Find out more about fosteringDo you have what it takes to foster?
To be a foster carer, you need to be willing to develop new skills.
Find out more about what it takes to fosterWhat our foster carers are saying
We took the opportunity to catch up with some of the people involved in fostering and talk about their experiences.
Find out more about what our foster carers are sayingHow to become a foster carer
It usually takes around four months from the start of your application to becoming a foster carer.
Find out about becoming a foster carerAllowances and fees
How much you get paid depends on your experience and how many children you look after.
Find out about allowances and feesBenefits and discounts
We have a range of benefits available for foster carers.
Find out about the range of benefits availableProfessional development and support
We give our foster carers support, training and development opportunities.
Find out about how we support you as a foster carerFostering information events
Learn more about fostering and how you can become an approved foster carer.
Join an information sessionFoster to adopt (early permanence)
An alternative to the standard route taken for adoption.
More about early permanence