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Fostering in Reading
As a foster carer, you’ll work with a team of dedicated professionals to give children a chance to thrive. With our wraparound support and ongoing training, you can focus on providing children with the best care.
Choosing Five Rivers
As a local social enterprise, our fostering agency is different. We put people before profits and invest in our carers, children and community.
Having a local fostering team in Reading means:
- Close relationships with your local team.
- Celebrations and support groups on your doorstep.
- Meeting foster carers in your community.
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
01179 594690
Join your local community See what our foster parents say about fostering with us...
“Five Rivers really support the whole family; our oldest child needed support, and our Supervising Social Worker, got them the help they needed.”
“The initial process to become a Foster Carer was easy, and it was almost like therapy; it taught me to reflect. I enjoyed that process so much and I found out so much about myself. ”
“We’re fairly new to fostering; we only went through panel recently, but I have to say it has been a really positive experience for us. We absolutely love it. ”
“My Social Worker at Five Rivers knows that I am neurodivergent, and they know the kind of support that I need. If I call my Social Worker, they always call me back because they know when I call, I need support and if they are unavailable, they transfer me to a duty Social Worker; so, I always have someone there for me. It is important for me to have that because as someone with neurodivergence I need that support and have someone there on call to help.”
“Choosing the right organisation was the hardest part because there are just so many and there is such a big demand for Foster Carers. But once I registered with Five Rivers, it was easy sailing. Five Rivers have been good to me.”
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.
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