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Join a supportive community offering guidance, learning and connection. Membership is free to start, with an optional Premium tier (£39 / year) for extra one-to-one support.
For foster carers & families
Foster care is one of the most important roles anyone can take on. Whether you’re exploring fostering, kinship care or Special Guardianship, or you’ve cared for children for years — you don’t have to do it alone. BFCA walks alongside you with support, learning and connection, and joining is free.
A national community built around understanding, practical help and shared experience.
Build real relationships with carers who share your journey.
Practical guides and lived-experience insight, in one place.
Discussions where you can share, ask and be heard.
Add your voice to a community advocating for fairer fostering.
From your first enquiry to long after approval, here is what membership and our wider support offer you.
Personalised, culturally informed guidance for every stage of your fostering journey.
A safe, welcoming community of carers who understand — so you feel less alone.
Build the knowledge and confidence to support Black and Global Majority children in your care.
Our magazine — real experiences, learning and reflection from across our community.
Expert-led sessions on fostering, child development and wellbeing.
Support to resolve challenges early and keep important relationships strong.
If you’re considering fostering, kinship care or a Special Guardianship Order, we offer trusted, jargon-free guidance — so you can take the next step with clarity, not confusion.
“BFCA gave me people who just understood — no explaining needed. The mentoring helped me support my foster daughter’s identity in a way I simply didn’t know how to before.”— Foster carer, [region]
“When things got hard with our agency, BFCA’s advocacy support meant I had someone in my corner. I don’t think we’d still be fostering without them.”— Foster carer, [region]
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Join a supportive community offering guidance, learning and connection. Membership is free to start, with an optional Premium tier (£39 / year) for extra one-to-one support.