From short-term to long-term foster care, there are different ways you can support children and young people.
We have different types of foster care arrangements to help meet the needs of children in different circumstances. You could foster:
- younger children
- teenagers
- siblings
- disabled children
- black and minority ethnic children
- unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.
Stay over fostering
You could care for children or young people for:
- an overnight stay
- or a weekend or slightly longer.
Short term (interim) fostering
You could foster a child or young person until they:
- can return home to their own family
- are placed with long-term foster carers or adoptive family.
Short term (interim) breaks can last from a few days to several months.
Long term fostering
You could foster children or young people for a number of years, up until age 18.
You'll be able to offer the long term support they need to grow and thrive if they cannot return to their family.
Foster with Renfrewshire Council
Find out how to become a foster carer with us.