All About Kids Festival

The Fostering and Supported Lodgings teams will be hosting a stand at this exciting community event!

The sessions are a chance to:

Learn more about support for you and your family

Essex County Council consider the needs of yourself, and those around you too. We run training sessions and support groups, helping birth children to understand fostering.

Different types of fostering is available

Have a chat with our social workers to discover a type of fostering to suit you, your family and lifestyle.

Find out how finances work for foster carers

There's no need to shy away from finances. Everyone has living costs! You can privately speak to our team to plan how much you could earn as a foster carer. This includes tax-free fees, allowances, expenses and seasonal allowances too.

This is a friendly, informal space. There is no obligation to apply - we're here to help you make the decision.