Fostering in Lanarkshire
Foster Care Agency
Interested in fostering in North Lanarkshire or South Lanarkshire? We're urgently looking for more kind and caring people to join our local foster parent team, so we can build brighter futures for more children and teenagers in foster care.
Our Lanarkshire fostering team support foster families across the region, including Hamilton, East Kilbride, Carluke, Douglas, Cumbernauld and more.
As an independent fostering agency with over 20 years of experience, we take great care when placing children with foster parents so they receive the very best care that’s tailored to their needs. Generally, the children who come into our care are aged between 5 to 18; many have experienced some kind of neglect, abuse or family dysfunction and need a stable, loving home until they're able to return home or move on to independence.
Our Lanarkshire foster families are supported by a local dedicated team of social workers and support staff, as well as a 24/7 helpline with a qualified social worker. The team also arrange regular local events and support groups, so our foster families always feel connected to others in the area. Foster parents also receive regular, quality training which occurs both virtually and face-to-face (travelling to our Edinburgh or Glasgow office).
If you’re ready to take your first step into joining our North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire fostering team, chat to our friendly advisers today.
Glasgow
By phone
Call us at:
0800 369 8512
Out of hours:
03332 205041
Enquire online
You can get in touch by filling out our online enquiry form with any queries that you may have.
Your local team
The Arc,
25 Colquhoun Avenue,
Hillington Park,
Glasgow,
G52 4BN
Edinburgh
By phone
Call us at:
0800 369 8512
Out of hours:
03332 205041
Enquire online
You can get in touch by filling out our online enquiry form with any queries that you may have.
Your local team
Liberty House
15 Cromarty Campus
Rosyth
KY11 2YB
Other benefits of working with fosterplus
The support has been absolutely fantastic. I've got friends with lots of different agencies and I get far more support. I'd tell everybody to go with Fosterplus"
Lorraine, Foster Parent with Fosterplus

Who can foster?
The minimum requirements to apply to become a foster parent are:
- 21 years of age or older
- Have the legal right to work in the UK
- Have a spare bedroom
- Have a strong desire to nurture a child in care
If you meet these criteria and would like to learn more, then we’d love to speak to you. We’ll be there every step of the way!
Already fostering?
We try to make things as simple as possible to transfer to us if you’re looking to change from your current foster care agency or local authority.
The first things to do is to speak to our fostering advisers and we’ll arrange to visit you at home to have a chat about what’s involved.
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