Fostering events

Our fostering events, how to book a place on one, and how to stay up to date with upcoming events.

Foster Care Fortnight: May 2019

Foster Care Fortnight is a national event that runs from 13 to 26 May. You can find out more on the Fostering Network website.  

Foster Carer Takeover, 13 to 17 May,  20 to 24 May: call 0117 353 4200 between 10am and 12pm to speak to a foster care expert.

Fostering Circle for Foster Care Fortnight 2019

Come along and chat in an informal setting about fostering with local foster carers and care leavers.

Date: Wednesday, 22 May, 6pm to 7.30pm

Location: Windmill Hill Community Centre, Vivian Road, BS3 4LW

Fostering information evenings

We have information evenings on fostering every six weeks, in central Bristol. At these sessions, you’ll learn about:

• the children who need fostering in Bristol
• the process of becoming a foster carer
• the skills and qualities you need to become a carer
• the rewards and realities of fostering from a foster carer

At the end of the evening, you can talk to one of the foster carers who will be there. You can also talk to us.

Dates

• 5 June 2019
• 18 July 2019
• 4 September 2019
• 14 October 2019
• 28 November 2019

If you want to come along to the next evening, email fostering@bristol.gov.uk or call us on 0117 353 4200.

Community events

• 12 June 2019, 11am to 3pm: Jobfair Cabot Circus, Bristol

Come along for a chat, and ask us any questions you might have about fostering with us.

If you’d rather, you can pick up some of our leaflets and other information to read at home.

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You can keep up to date with what our Fostering team is up to and get alerts about fostering information events on our Facebook Events page.