You’re an experienced, skilled and very competent carer but, the lack of support and waiting times for specialist services is affecting your foster child’s well being. You feel stuck. It’s time to change to an agency that can help you both.
Feel appreciated every day and continually recognised for your valuable work in foster care
Quickly get responses to your questions or concerns and follow-up actions being taken when we've promised
Develop your skills as a carer and quickly get the specialist support and assessments your child may need
You will feel like you're part of a family with regular networking groups, 24/7 support and lots of fun community events
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A home visit from one of our friendly advisors
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We’ll help you complete the transfer paperwork
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Give your child the care they deserve
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A step-by-step guide to how you can change agencies for a better life for you and your foster child.
Too many carers fall out of love with fostering because they’re fed up with the lack of support from their agency preventing their foster children from living their best life. Here at Channels & Choices Fostering, we provide in-house therapeutic fostering services so existing carers can quickly get the high-level support they need to give their child the best care.
Yes, in the majority cases your child will transfer with you.
Local Authorities would only look at moving a child if the move would mean a lower level of support is provided.
Channels and Choices are able to offer a high level of support for all carers.
Yes, Channels and Choices will discuss your current package with you and match this.
From application, usually around three to five months.
Just arrange a call to discuss you transferring over and what’s involved. You can also download our Transfer Guide.
No, Channels and Choices work with Local Authorities across the country and receive numerous referrals. Placement will of course be affected by the matching concerns within your own family.
Additionally, our Stepping Stones model means that we are always looking for carers for children transitioning into fostering.
While agencies will of course be disappointed to lose valued carers they should respect the right of all carers to choose who they work with.
Yes, there is a clear transfer protocol which sets out the process and protects your right to change agencies. We will support and guide you throughout this. Get the Transfer guide here
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How you can change agencies for a better life for you and your foster child.
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