Foster for Lancashire
Make a difference close to home. As your local authority fostering service, we support you every step of the way to transform a local child’s life. You’ll get competitive payments, bespoke training, 24/7 support, and a caring community across Lancashire.
Why foster for Lancashire County Council
We are your local, not for profit service working across Lancashire, with our Children’s Services rated ‘good’ by Ofsted.
Better outcomes for children: we match local children with our own carers, keeping them near family, friends, and school. Your social worker and the child’s social worker are in the same organisation and follow the same policies.
Financial support you can rely on: generous allowances and additional payments (for siblings, additional needs, and parent & child placements).
Training and development: we offer bespoke in house training and support groups that start before you’re approved, supporting you and your birth children.
Round the clock support: a dedicated supervising social worker, local offices, and 24/7 help. You will also have access to our in-house therapeutic support team.
Find out more about the benefits and support we offer our Lancashire foster carers.
We always welcome carers who are thinking about transferring from an independent fostering agency or another local authority. We will do our best to make this move as quick and easy as possible.
Foster like us – real stories from our carers
Our foster carers come from all walks of life. Here’s what they say about fostering with Lancashire.
Meet Nicky and John
Nicky and John have been fostering with Lancashire for 3 and half years, but came to us as experienced carers and have fostered for 15 years all together.
Meet Barry
Barry joined us as a single foster carer in 2023. He looks after an 11-year-old girl.
Meet Jess
Jess, aged 28, and her husband are new foster carers and she says it's been one of the most meaningful journeys they've shared.
Meet Bilkis
Bilkis has been fostering for around 24 years with her husband Gulum and transferred to foster with Lancashire County Council recently.
Meet Tom and Mark
Mark and Tom are new foster carers who are currently caring for a 15-year-old boy.
Meet Jamie
Jamie has been fostering with the county council for 2 years.
Read more stories from our foster carers and read profiles of some of our children and how they have blossomed with support from their foster family.
Who can foster
There’s no single “type” of foster carer. We welcome carers from many different backgrounds, what matters are your qualities and your capacity to provide a safe, stable, caring home.
Visit our Can I Foster? page to find out if you are eligible.
Ready to start?
We'd love to know more about you and how you can support a child in Lancashire. Get in touch today to find out how you can make a positive difference to child near you and give them the best start in life.
Call 0300 019 0200 (Monday–Friday, with out of hours support available) or complete our enquiry form and we’ll call you back at a time that suits you.