Fostering Cornwall Social Services Fostering in Cornwall Children who are 'Looked After' by Cornwall County Council Social Services are primarily cared for by foster carers. This site gives answers to questions frequently asked about Fostering. We need foster carers Coast to Coast across Cornwall.
Many people are interested in fostering because they have enjoyed bringing up their own children.
Fostering nowadays is not about taking in a child and bringing them up as your own. It is about helping someone else's child at a time of great difficulty. The foster placement often leads to the child going back home or alternatively, going on to long term care, to adoption or into independent accommodation. We have foster carers from all walks of life and the common thread is that they have spare room and time to give to children. Some children need to spend time away from home, perhaps an occasional weekend.