Anchor Foster Care

Providing Safety, Stability & Hope

Anchor Foster Care is a family run, independent, not-for-profit organisation proactively working to provide the right kind of care and support to children and young people in our care. We provide a fostering service that develops and encourages both new and experienced foster carers to achieve good outcomes in a safe, stable and nurturing environment.

In partnership with our committed foster carers, we work tirelessly to deliver a service that provides safety, stability and hope through robust support for our committed foster carers and their families by providing regular training, 24/7 responsive and practical help, access to educational and therapeutic services and a small family feel environment.

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Why Anchor?

Anchor Foster Care is a Not-For-Profit agency where all money is put back into helping to provide children and young people in foster care with safety, stability & hope because we believe that a secure base is a critical aspect of enabling children and young people to realise their potential.

Our relentless pursuit of this vision and passion through our committed foster carers and their families, our hardworking staff and anyone else who is part of the "Anchor Family" has helped us to remain a child/young person-centered fostering service with a family feel.

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Jul 2021

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Foster Care Coffee Morning
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Jul 2021

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Foster Care Coffee Morning
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Carers Stories ...

“ The thing we love about Anchor is you can call a director if you want to because all the staff are... ”

Anchor Foster Care testimonial from Helen & Colin (MBE Foster Carers)
Helen & Colin (MBE Foster Carers)

“ We feel like one part of a great big family. ”

Anchor Foster Care testimonial from Valerie & Adam (Foster Carers, Kent)
Valerie & Adam (Foster Carers, Kent)

“ Anchor has provided us with invaluable support during these troubled times. ”

Anchor Foster Care testimonial from Sophie & Paul (Foster Carers, Midlands)
Sophie & Paul (Foster Carers, Midlands)

“ I hope our union with Anchor will continue for years to come. ”

Anchor Foster Care testimonial from Pamela & George (Foster Carers, Kent)
Pamela & George (Foster Carers, Kent)

“ I would recommend fostering with Anchor with no hesitation at all. ”

Anchor Foster Care testimonial from Alvita (Foster Carer)
Alvita (Foster Carer)

Latest News Stories

Never Heard of Parent and Child Fostering Before?

You may have heard of parent and child fostering. If you haven't, here's an easy way to discover more about it. Watch our short explainer...

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What is it Like to be a Parent & Child Foster Carer?

Read our foster carers' diary, which outlines their first fulfilling week of life with a parent and baby engagement in place. Having...

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What Support do Foster Carers Receive?

Learn about the little-known support benefit that foster carers receive to assist children and young people. The role of support workers at...

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How Do We Help Children in Care?

At Anchor Foster Care we do lots of different activities to support children in care, both through skilled Foster Carers, bespoke Social Workers and...

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What Did Children In Foster Care Do During Lockdown?

Young people need opportunities to engage with others, and children in foster care are no different.   If sharing an experience is...

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#Whyfoster: We Open the Door on Fostering Families

We're excited to announce our new fostering campaign 'Why Foster?' which will run until December 1, 2020.  The campaign aims...

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Types of Placements

We are looking for foster families for children with a wide range of different needs.

Here are just some of the fostering ‘placements‘ we work with:

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  • Long Term
  • Short Term
  • Sole Child
  • Sibling Groups
  • Emergency
  • Parent & Child
  • Unaccompanied Minors
  • Respite
  • Specialist
  • Therapeutic
  • Disability

Where are Foster Families Needed?

We Cover 5 Regions in the UK and need new carers in all of these areas:

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Kent

(Medway, Gillingham, Rainham, Strood, Chatham, Rochester, Gravesend, Dartford Sittingbourne, Ashford, Canterbury, Maidstone, Isle of Sheppey, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells)

East Sussex

(Eastbourne, Hastings, Battle, Heathfield, Uckfield, Lewes, Bexhill-on-Sea, Rye)

South London

(Croydon, Greenwich, Lambeth, Southwark, Bexley, Catford, Lewisham, Eltham, Sidcup, Orpington, Bromley)

North of London

(Luton, Bedford, Milton Keynes, Hertford, St Albans, Stevenage, Hitchin, Barnet, Aylesbury)

Midlands

(Derby, Nottingham, Birmingham, Burton upon Trent, Stafford, Loughborough, Leicester, Coventry, Walsall, Wolverhampton)