Fostering for Telford & Wrekin

31/08/2026

📚 We've got a jam-packed training schedule for late summer and autumn!

Foster Carers, Kinship Carers and Special Guardians are looking forward to our Foundations for Attachment six-week course, starting early September.

We also run Foundations to Foster monthly - a brilliant introduction for anyone new to fostering.

Curious about fostering and want to find out more before you apply? Contact us 📞01952 387387 or ✉️ [email protected] to find out more about signing up. Find out more at https://orlo.uk/uKIT2

31/08/2026

🥾 First T50 walk done! ✅

What a gorgeous way to spend bank holiday Monday – great company, brilliant kids, and some hidden Telford pathways we never knew existed. Our happy (if slightly weary!) group arrived at the bus stop and sorted lifts back to the cars 😅

For anyone wondering, the T50 is a 50-mile route we're splitting into monthly 4–5-mile walks. No rushing, just good chat and beautiful countryside 💛

This is just the beginning – our little band is only going to grow! If you missed this one, more of our foster carers and team will be joining us next month 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️

💭 Ever thought about fostering? Days like this are just one small part of the support and community you'd be joining. Find out more at www.telfordfostering.co.uk 🌍

30/08/2026

🎈 That's the Telford Balloon Fiesta done for another year! ⛈️

Thank you to everyone who came to say hello on our final day – it was brilliant to have more of our team and foster carers out there, chatting away and sharing what fostering is really like. Your visits, questions, and conversations mean the world to us.

We'll admit that the finale was a little more dramatic than planned – thunder, lightning, and a very sudden early finish! ⚡ Mother Nature clearly wanted the last word.

If you didn't get the chance to catch us before the skies opened, don't worry – we're only ever a click or a call away:

📞 Give us a ring – 01952 387387
💬 Send us a message
🌐 Visit our website for more information, upcoming events, and details of our next live online webinar – www.telfordfostering.co.uk

However you get in touch, we'd love to chat about how you could make a real difference in a local child's life. 💙

29/08/2026

🎈 What a day at the Balloon Fiesta! 🎈

Thank you to everyone who stopped by our stand today – it was wonderful to see so many of our brilliant foster carers out in force, chatting with visitors and sharing their own fostering journeys. Conversations like that make all the difference for anyone curious about what fostering really looks like.

We even had a drop of "welcome" rain earlier (less welcome right now, if we're honest!) but that didn't dampen the spirit of the day – there was still so much to see and do.

We'll be back again tomorrow (weather permitting ☀️🤞), so come and find us! Our team and foster carers would love to chat and answer any questions you have about what it takes to make a real difference in a local child's life.

Can't make it down tomorrow? No problem, you can visit our website for more info, details of our upcoming in-person events, and the date of our next live online webinar where you can ask us anything from the comfort of your sofa.

👉 www.telfordfostering.co.uk

27/08/2026

🎈 The best person to talk to about fostering is another foster carer, and we've got some wonderful ones joining us on our Balloon Fiesta stand this year!

If you're making a day of it in Telford Town Park, come over for a chat. It's informal, friendly, and there's no pressure at all.

Swing by our gazebo, 29th–30th August, and say hello! 👋

25/08/2026

💙 Could you be the person who believes in a young person when they need it most? 🌟

🧑‍🎓 Imagine a teenager who has had to grow up too quickly.

💭 Behind their independence is a young person who needs understanding, encouragement and someone who believes in them.

✨ With the right foster carer, they can find the stability and support they need to build confidence, achieve their goals and thrive.

👩‍🏫 If you've worked with children or young people in a school, healthcare setting, youth group, sports club or another support role, you may already have the skills needed to foster.

🤝 At Telford & Wrekin Council, we'll provide training, therapeutic support and guidance every step of the way, along with an allowance and fee, with enhanced rates available for more complex care.

🏡 Whether you're interested in long-term, short-term, emergency or part-time fostering, your experience could make a life-changing difference.

💛 All you need is a spare room and a willingness to care.

Find out more at https://orlo.uk/Q35PW

24/08/2026

🎈 Bank Holiday weekend means one thing - the Balloon Fiesta is back, 29th–30th August!

You can't miss our Telford Fostering gazebo in Telford Town Park.

Come and test your aim with a beanbag in our fishnet game, and have a chat about how you could foster a local child and make a difference.

Find us in the park and come and say hello! 👋

20/08/2026

🎓 Good luck to everyone collecting their GCSE results today!

Whatever the results bring, we hope you're proud of how far you've come.

There are so many paths forward from here - take your time to find the one that's right for you. 💛

Ever wondered if fostering is for you? Take a look at the difference a bit of stability and someone in your corner can make.

Get in touch 📞01952 387387 to find out how you could change a young person's life. Find out more at

If you think you could share your family and your home we think you could be a foster carer for us. We are always looking for new foster carers, and looking for just the right people to become our foster carers.

19/08/2026

☕ Fancy a coffee and a chat about fostering?

Pop along to our Costa Coffee, drop-in on Friday 21st August and meet Nichola, Senior Social Worker with our fostering recruitment team. Find us at Costa on the Wrekin Retail Park, just off junction 6 of the M54.

Whether you're an experienced foster carer thinking about transferring, or completely new to the idea, we'd love to see you.

No need to book - just turn up!

Prefer to arrange a time? Call 📞 01952 387387 or email ✉️ [email protected] us to book your appointment.

19/08/2026

👫 Could you help keep a brother and sister together? 💙

🏡 Imagine a brother and sister who have experienced more uncertainty than any child should.

Through every challenge, they've had each other.

Now they need a foster carer who can offer them a safe, stable home where they can stay together, feel secure and have the chance to thrive.

👩‍🏫 If you've worked with children before, whether in education, healthcare, childcare, youth work, sport or another support role, you may already have many of the skills needed to foster.

At Telford & Wrekin Council, we'll provide training, therapeutic support and ongoing guidance, along with an allowance and fee, with enhanced rates available for more complex care.

🌟 From long-term and short-term fostering to emergency and part-time care, there are lots of ways to make a difference.

❤️ Keeping siblings together can change lives.

👉 Find out more at https://orlo.uk/i1WCO 🏡💙