Who can foster?

At Leicestershire county council, we believe that lots of people who live in Leicestershire have the skills, knowledge and experience to become great foster carers – and we would love to talk to you!

If you’ve ever thought about fostering, whether you’re thinking about it for now or in the future, then get in touch. We’ll be able to help you to decide if fostering could fit into your life and provide lots of information too, at your pace.

We consider each person’s interest on an individual basis, so please don’t rule yourself out…count yourself in!

You can be a foster carer regardless of whether you:

are single, married or unmarried
are heterosexual, lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender
identify as having a disability
are employed or receiving benefits
have birth children, or not
are a home owner, or live in rented accommodation
have any ethnic or religious background

You need to be at least 21 years old but there is no upper age limit to be able to foster.