Moving into foster care

Foster Care

If you are living in foster care, you will be encouraged to stay in that placement after your 18th birthday, providing you feel it is the right place for you and that your foster carer and social worker are happy for you to do so. 

Your carer will help you develop and practice skills you will need to manage after you leave, such as: personal care, learning to cook, managing money, attending to your health, dealing with official agencies, problem solving, and helping to prepare you for independence.

Many young people have a close relationship with their foster carers and keep in touch even after they've left. Foster carers can be a real support because they know you.