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Fostering Service Hampshire

Find out more about fostering
0300 131 2797

Call us from 9am to 7pm Monday to Friday, or you can book a weekend appointment between 10am and 1pm.

For non-urgent fostering enquiries: [email protected]

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  • Real-life story inspires heartwarming search to find more foster carers in Hampshire
  • Thank you to Kiri Pritchard-McLean and her fostering inspired comedy show ‘Peacock’
  • Room in your home and in your heart - Hampshire County Council celebrates Foster Focus Week 2024
  • Meet Beverly, a foster carer for children with complex needs
  • Hampshire County Council joins forces with Portsmouth, Isle of Wight and Southampton councils to celebrate fostering
  • Hampshire County Council's Fostering Service announced as partner of Hampshire Football Association for next season
  • Outstanding rating continues for Hampshire County Council’s Children’s Services
  • Hampshire County Council joins forces with local authorities across South East to find more foster carers
  • Kiri Pritchard-McLean on tour
  • Family Fun Day 2024
  • This Foster Care Fortnight join us for a special fostering event in Winchester
  • Ali Lee case study
  • Loving homes needed in Hampshire for children seeking refuge
  • A Happy Christmas
  • Foster Carer Case Study, June, December 2023
  • Fostering and the Christmas Tree Festival
  • Could you give the gift of a loving home this winter?
  • Our Promise
  • Fostering Family Fun Day Celebrations 2023
  • Foster carers amongst those celebrated at County Council’s annual Children and Families awards
  • Hampshire County Council celebrates Foster Focus Week 2023
  • Any Of Us
  • Hampshire County Council collaborates on new national fostering campaign
  • Don’t let the cost of living stop you from becoming a foster carer
  • #OpenYourDoor to Fostering this summer and support a child in care
  • Happy, Chatty and Messy
  • Unaccompanied children seeking refuge in Hampshire in need of loving homes
  • Celebrating Hampshire’s Diverse Communities
  • Open Your Door to the Fairy Trail
  • 9 reasons why you should foster with Fostering Hampshire Children
  • Championing diversity in Foster Care Fortnight and beyond
  • Be the Inspiration Touring Exhibition
  • Katy, a foster child’s story
  • New Family Social Membership for Foster Carers
  • Ramadan
  • Sharing the Love in Gosport
  • The present of pantomime for foster families
  • Celebrating Creativity
  • A Heart – For My Foster Carer
  • Hampshire needs more foster carers
  • Shining a Festive Light on Foster Care Volunteers
  • Faith and Cultural Awareness Training
  • Celebrating Hampshire’s inclusive fostering community in Foster Focus Week
  • Award-winning carers go the extra mile in fostering child into adulthood
  • A diversity of foster carers for a diversity of foster care
  • From full-time teacher to full-time foster carer
  • Foster Care in the Community
  • Hampshire fostering campaign scoops PRide award
  • Hampshire fostering campaign takes ‘PRide’ of place on the awards stage
  • Celebrating Partnerships
  • Fostering Hampshire Children hit the road this summer
  • When every door is closing
  • An Easter Eggstravaganza and a Visit to the Horses’ Paddock
  • Foster care – a stepping-stone on the journey back home
  • Elspeth – A Partnership Built on Trust
  • Rebecca & Mark - Respite Fostering That Feels Like Home
  • Hampshire drivers – could you become a foster carer?
  • Fostering families buzzing as their Hampshire Hive support network turns one!
  • An interview with Rebecca, a member of our recruitment team
  • Hampshire County Council celebrates fostering communities during Foster Care Fortnight
  • Fostering Hampshire Children nominated for 'Purpose' award
  • Hampshire Carers presented with MBE medals two years after Honours
  • “Make them feel valued, wanted and worth it”
  • The Hampshire Hive Blog
  • “My carers have shown me how to love myself”
  • Hampshire Hive blog: June 2021
  • He is now well on his way to being a professional footballer
  • When a child misses their family
  • Hampshire Hive Blog: October 2021
  • Hampshire Hive Blog: September 2021
  • Birth families are a significant part of their lives. We are strong advocates for maintaining relationships
  • Buckets and spades, midnight feasts, visits to farms and den building
  • You can have a positive influence on every aspect of a child’s life
  • “If you can help a child, then do it”
  • Hampshire Hive Blog: August 2021
  • When we started fostering, we both worked full time…we got into a rhythm with it, and our home started filling up with foster children
  • LGBTQ+ is no barrier to fostering - Sarah and Emily’s experience
  • Fostering gave us a shared purpose, we both really believe young people deserve the very best chances in life
  • Waterlooville Hive’s Fire Station visit, in pictures
  • December Blog - Gosport Hive
  • Hampshire’s call for more carers in Foster Focus Week
  • We’ve never looked back at fostering teenagers: Ali and John’s fostering story
  • 25 years of Home from Home care experience
  • Sarah and Michael's story
  • Becoming a foster carer needn’t be all consuming.
  • What happens next?
  • Looking back at fostering - Zoe’s story: Part 1
  • The realities of meeting birth parents - Zoe’s story: Part 2
  • Why support networks are so valuable - Zoe’s story: Part 3
  • A Home from Home experience - Val's Story
  • A week in the life of an out-of-hours foster carer
  • The shared values needed to foster
  • Ben and Kelly’s fostering story
  • The Anonymous Social Worker Blog: Introduction
  • Top tips for your first H&S visit
  • Keren’s fostering story
  • “I have the best foster carers in the world”
  • Hampshire Hive Blog: July 2021
  • We need people to give children a chance
  • I didn’t choose fostering, it chose me
  • Fostering. I’m making a difference and I’m constantly learning
  • Fostering. The assessment was a great experience
  • What’s it like to be part of a Fostering Family?
  • I accepted this award nomination on behalf of all foster carers
  • Fostering. It’s so rewarding
  • Fostering. Everyone deserves a family
  • 'Fostering. It brings so much joy into your life.’
  • Together we can tackle child abuse
  • Recommend a Friend Scheme

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