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Start fostering in Hornchurch
We’ll be beside you in everything you do. Our foster carers are professionals working with a professional team. We’ll prepare you for the rewarding work you’ll do, and with a circle of support, you’ll help children in your community thrive.
Choose to foster with Five Rivers
As a social enterprise, our approach to foster care is different. To help support more young people, we invest in training, research and therapy. A local team in Hornchurch means:
- Support from a fostering team who know you.
- Celebrations, events and community groups.
- Opportunities to meet fostering families nearby.
Meet Foster Carers Maxine and Wayne
For Maxine and Wayne, fostering isn’t a career, it’s a way of life.
The couple have provided a caring home for 14 children in their five years as Foster Carers and helped several groups of brothers and sisters transition into adoption with their forever families, as well as offering a short-term home for others.
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Existing Carers
01708 242385
Join your local communitySee what our foster parents say about fostering with us...
“I wish more people understood what a special experience fostering children is. It is such an important job, helping guide the children that are all too often forgotten about, into being the happy, healthy adults they were always destined to be.”
“The majority of the children that come to me have just left their family homes. I’m lucky to be able to show them that foster care is a safe place and that we are here to help them. I get to change so many more lives and really prepare them for their life ahead during a short amount of time.”
“There is nothing more rewarding than receiving a thank you card on Mother’s Day from a young person we fostered. The transformation in these children from when they arrive to when they leave is wonderful to see.”
Speak to our team about fostering
Whether you’re ready to start your fostering journey or just want to chat to an expert, our Carer Enquiry Team are here to help.