insideKENT Magazine Issue 86 - May 2019 | Página 164

CHARITY Foster Care in Kent CONT. FOSTER AGENCIES IN KENT There are a number of different agencies across Kent who you can talk to about fostering and sign up with when you are ready to take the next step. They will offer all the support and inf ormation you need, and will look after y ou just as you are looking after the children who need help. By The Bridge www.bythebridge.co.uk // 0800 644 6230 By The Bridge is an inde pendent fostering organisation. They offer full and complete training for foster parents who sign up with them, ensuring that they are utterly ready to take on their first foster child. 166 By The Bridge foster parents are a diverse range of people from every walk of life. This means that they offer a wide range of experience so that children of all backgrounds can be cared for with love and compassion. T hey are always looking for new foster parents and will talk you through the process, answering any questions you may have. Blue Sky Fostering www.blueskyfostering.co.uk // 0845 450 3519 Set up in 2005, Blue Sky Fostering have made a difference to countless children's lives. More than that, the staff are friendly and professional, so any potential foster parent will know that there is somewhere they can turn to for the very best help and advice. Blue Sky Fostering has been ra ted ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted.