Fostering in Medway & North Kent

The Medway Towns and North Kent corridor — from Gravesend to Sittingbourne — face some of the highest demand for foster carers in the county. Your community needs you.

220+
Children in North Kent need foster homes
£1,126
Average weekly foster carer earnings
9 weeks
From enquiry to panel-ready via FosterReady Academy

Towns We Cover in North Kent

ChathamRochesterGillinghamStrood GravesendSittingbourneSwaleSheerness RainhamSnodland

Why Foster in North Kent?

Medway is a unitary authority with its own social services, and the wider North Kent area has seen growing demand for foster placements. The region's proximity to London means many children are placed here from out of area — but what these children need most are local carers who understand the community.

North Kent offers foster carers:

Who Can Foster?

You need a spare bedroom, to be over 18, and the commitment to change a child's life. No qualifications required. Single carers, couples, homeowners and renters — all welcome.

Medway's Children Can't Wait

North Kent has one of the highest rates of children in care. Your spare room could be the safe haven a child desperately needs.

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