Our efforts to recruit and retain foster carers are beginning to reverse years of decline, creating more opportunities for vulnerable children to grow up in safe, loving family homes close to their communities. The Fostering Task Group report, which was discussed by members of the Children’s Scrutiny Committee on 8 October 2026, highlights encouraging progress […]
With 284 foster homes in Devon and at a time when fostering remains a key priority, it’s important to recognise and celebrate the vital role played by families of foster carers during Children of Foster Carers Week from 12 – 18 October 2026. Watch our short video of Kim and Brody, a Devon foster family. […]
Foster carers working with Devon County Council are receiving support towards their council tax, as part of a wider package recognising the vital role they play in caring for some of the county’s most vulnerable children. New figures show that 74 per cent of those who foster with Fostering Devon, the council’s in-house fostering service, […]
Across the UK, hundreds of foster carers open their homes to provide love, stability, and care to children and young people in need. But many more foster carers are urgently needed to ensure every child can be matched with the right home for their individual needs. In Devon, we have 271 approved foster homes but […]
Our Fostering Devon team has completed an ambitious 810‑mile challenge this month to shine a spotlight on the urgent need for more foster carers and to raise vital funds to support children in care. Ten members of staff from our Promoting Stability Team have been walking, running and cycling the equivalent distance from Devon to […]
Thinking about fostering? Want to find out more? Fostering Devon is inviting residents to join its Hearts and Homes Conference on 20 March 2026. Nationally, there is a shortage of foster carers, as recently highlighted by Minister for Children and Families, Josh MacAlister. Recent government plans announced a major recruitment drive across the country, and with […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]