Safehouses Fostering Ltd

New to fostering?

Fostering is open to people from all walks of life. Find out how to get started on your journey with Safehouses.

Transfer to us

Thinking about joining the Safehouses family? Find out how we can help you transfer to us.

Our foster families

Take a look at what our foster families, young people and children have been up to recently.

Discover the benefits of fostering with Safehouses

Based in Oldham, we’re a regional, independent agency. We can offer a level of pay, training and support beyond those of local authorities and other larger national foster care agencies.

Why foster with Safehouses

Regional and independent

We’ve spent two decades building a family-centred network of foster carers in the Greater Manchester area.

Access to specialists

We have two dedicated full time teachers on our team, here to work with young people to help boost confidence and achievement.

Round the clock support

Alongside your dedicated social worker, there will always be someone on call, 24/7 for help and support.

Foster carer support groups

Children, carers and staff talk and learn from each other. Workshops with young people are essential in influencing how we move forward.

What our foster carers say

What is it like to walk a day in the shoes of a Safehouses foster carer? Hear from some of our brilliant foster families and find out.

Meet our foster families

"We had talked about fostering for years but we waited until out our youngest child had grown up. The Out of Hours service is priceless when you first start. You ring up and you speak to someone you know, not just a voice on the phone."

Karen & John

"Just one recent example is the support Safehouses have given regarding family contact arrangements for one of our foster children. Safehouses sorted out somewhere nice to meet, convenient for the parents, and a Safehouses social worker provided supervision for the contact meetings."

Paul & Debbie