Fostering Devon

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Hearts and homes: A Fostering Devon conference

Are you interested in learning more about becoming a foster carer? Join us at our upcoming in-person event.

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Hearts and Homes: A Fostering Devon Conference Find out how you could make a difference to a child or young person's life in Devon.

Quick links

  • What is fostering?

    Understand what fostering is, and what to expect if you become a foster carer with Fostering Devon.

  • Who can foster?

    Could you foster? Find everything you need to know about who can become a foster carer.

  • Fostering process

    Understand our fostering process, and the steps you would take to become a foster carer.

  • Why choose Fostering Devon?

    Fostering Devon is part of Devon County Council. We are responsible for the children in care in Devon.

  • Types of fostering

    There are many different types of fostering that foster carers can choose to specialise in.

  • Fostering allowances

    Foster carers are paid a weekly allowance to cover the expenses of caring for, and the time spent looking after, a foster child.

Can you provide a safe, stable home for a young person?

  • You must have a spare bedroom

  • You can be single, married or in a long-term relationship

  • You need to be 21 years of age or older

  • You can be either employed, self employed, unemployed or on benefits

  • It doesn't matter if you currently have your own children or not

  • You need to have lived in England for at least one year

So, could you foster?

Support for our carers

We know our network of foster carers deliver the highest standards of care because we have worked with them to make sure they are the best they can be.

As well as providing you with regular, high-quality training opportunities you will also have access to professional guidance from our team, support groups and be eligible for discounts – such as savings on the Devon County Council element of your council tax.

Guidance and support

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Urgent help

If you are a foster carer and need some urgent support or advice, call your supervising social worker, your placement co-ordinator – or the out-of-hours team on 0345 6000 388.

Contact information for foster carers

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News

  • 5 February 2026

    Devon County Council welcomes Government drive to raise profile of fostering

    Devon County Council have welcomed the Government’s announcement to recruit 10,000 new foster carers by 2029. The plans, backed with £88 million over the next two years, are part of a government drive to provide more loving homes to vulnerable children while improving support for foster carers and tackling the shortage of carers. Declining numbers […]

  • 13 December 2024

    Festive days out for families in Devon 2024

    Looking for exciting ways to make this Christmas special for your foster family? Look no further! Check out some Christmas activities across Devon to make this holiday season unforgettable for the children and young people in your care. North & Mid Devon Christmas at Woolley Animals, North Devon – from 8 December 2024 Experience the […]

  • Representatives from local authorities part of the South West recruitment hub stand together for photo in front of screen which says 'Fostering South West - The Gateway to Local Council Fostering'
    6 November 2024

    Fostering Devon proud to be part of new South West fostering recruitment hub 

    Devon County Council is one of 14 local authorities across the South West to celebrate the official launch of a new regional fostering recruitment hub, Fostering South West, this week, as part of work to attract local council foster carers in the area.   Fostering South West is a new virtual fostering hub bringing together the […]

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