Join the Fostering Friendly Employers Network
Today there are over 70,000 children living with foster families across the UK and the numbers are rising. Every 20 minutes another child comes into care.
Imagine an opportunity where your organisation leads the way in supporting local families, amplifies staff engagement and earns recognition as a champion of positive change. By joining the Fostering Friendly scheme, you’ll showcase a genuine commitment to social responsibility while strengthening your employer brand.
Why Become a Fostering Friendly Employer?
- Elevate your reputation as a community-focused organisation.
- Boost retention and morale by supporting employees through life’s most meaningful moments.
- Enjoy free, world-class guidance from The Fostering Network, the UK’s foremost fostering charity.
How It Works
- Sign up at no cost—any organisation, any size.
- Agree a flexible working policy with at least five days’ paid leave for fostering tasks.
- We equip you with policy templates, training materials and promotional assets.
Your Simple Commitment
Offer foster carers—and those preparing to foster—five days of paid leave for:
- Essential training
- Welcoming a new child into their home
- Key assessment or review meetings
We’ve Got Your Back
You won’t navigate this alone. Our team provides:
- Tailored policy development support
- Ready-made resources for Foster Care Fortnight™ celebrations
- Ongoing advice to keep your scheme fresh and impactful
Ready to Lead the Way?
Seize this chance to transform lives, inspire your workforce and stand out as a force for good. Sign up today and become a Fostering Friendly Employer—where flexibility meets purpose.
We recognised that the impact for us as a company is relatively small, but the impact for any potential child being fostered could be significant and so we were delighted to be able to support our children and local communities by launching our Fostering Friendly policy across both organisations.
Benefits of joining the scheme
- Build on your brand and demonstrate your commitment to caring for staff and your local community
- Better understand and support your employees’ needs and improve staff wellbeing
- Be an attractive employer for foster carers, who are resilient, committed and skilled professionals
- Play a vital role in recruiting and supporting foster carers, with a huge impact for children in your local community
- Engage and inspire staff with learning and awareness raising events and activities
- Benefit from on-hand expertise from the UK’s leading fostering charity
- Be a part of the national celebration of foster care and its amazing stories.
Suffolk Fostering Friendly Employers
Ready to join our Fostering Friendly community?
To find out more and kick start your fostering friendly journey, email us on fosterandadopt@suffolk.gov.uk
You can also find out more about The Fostering Network's scheme and all employers who have joined here.