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Family Matters UK are specialists in Foster carers and Foster Care for Kent,London and the south UK. An alternative extended family for foster carers and children alike, Family Matters Fostering Ltd is a Christian led Independent Fostering Agency, established in 2000, by Eleanor and Antony Meade, who were foster carers. They believe that the very best environment for a child to grow up in is a family. However, not all children are fortunate enough to be able to live with their own families, and they need alternatives. We recruit and trains substitute families to foster care for these children.Looking after children, particularly other people’s children who may well be traumatized by their past experiences can be stressful and exhausting. Traditionally, practical help and advice has been available to families from Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles and trusted family friends. This was not easily possible in the legal fostering framework until Family Matters recreated this extended family by using full and part time carers, enabling the main foster carers to share the load, and benefit from the friendship and support of other qualified foster carers of all ages. Family Matters main foster carers may be single or couples, with or without children of their own. These carers have children living with them full time and are given regular time off whilst the children are looked after by supplementary (part time) carers. This means that the fostered children benefit from healthy relationships with a variety of interested and motivated adults, both young and old, who look after them one evening a week, as well as arranging some daytime trips. Our senior carers work closely with each carer giving informal support, and our social workers supervise and give more formal back up. At Family Matters the pay is good for both main and supplementary carers, and all main foster carers are entitled to fully paid holidays when their foster children are looked after for them. We run excellent on going training courses, using recognized experts in their subjects. Family Matters Fostering Ltd is registered with the CSCI – The Commission for Social Care Inspectorate.Family Matters is registered with CSCI (Commission for Social Care Inspection) and is Pan London approved. This means that we receive regular rigorous inspections, and meet the high standards expected by these professional bodies.If you want to foster with an organisation that genuinely understands the pressures faced when caring for hurting children, then Family Matters is for you.We give outstanding help, support and training to our carers, so they can give their very best to the children they look after.
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