Foster Care in Devon
A holidaymaker’s paradise, Devon has become a coveted and high value spot for families with children of all ages and from all backgrounds – offering a laid back, relaxing and quintessentially British way of life. Home to 494 schools, of which 392 are primary and 102 are secondary schools, the diverse landscape of Devon means that the moorlands and coastal towns offer a multitude of activities, and tons of potential when it comes to raising young people and immersing them in the opportunities of the area.
With more and more people flocking to Devon every year, both long term and for holidays and weekends away, opening your home to a young person or child in need can give your home a new lease of life and make fostering a highly rewarding, life-changing process.
Becoming a foster carer in Devon means that your expansive and experience-filled backyard becomes a safe place for a child or children to thrive, to experience new life, and to understand what it means to live in a home. With Blue Sky Fostering arming you with all the tools, resources, and support you need to present a stable and secure home, you have the power to transform the futures of endless children in and around Devon.
With a need for both specialist and broader foster care givers, Devon is in current need of hundreds of foster carers who can join the approximately 45,370 foster families that have taken in children across England (figures from March 2021).
Situated on the South Coast of England, Devon is not just a safe place for children born and raised in this country – it is also becoming an increasingly popular safe haven for children of refugees and asylum seekers, indicating an immediate call for families with open doors and open hearts to get in touch with us and start the process of becoming a foster carer.
Ranging from one year to fifteen years and over, we believe that every child deserves an opportunity and a chance at a better life. And where better to give them that chance than on the sunny south coast?
This is Dave and Linda’s Story
Dave and Linda have been with Blue Sky Fostering for over five years now, bringing with them personal experience from time spent with nieces, nephews, and other family members. Despite having no children of their own, Dave and Linda knew they had the space and the patience to help young people to thrive, with Dave becoming the main carer in their three bedroom home in the South of England.
With Dave formerly an emergency services control room operator, his ability to work under pressure came together well with the training offered by Blue Sky Fostering – which covers a wealth of resources and tools that foster carers can and will need during each stay.
Now, Dave and Linda have taken in two unaccompanied asylum seekers and are navigating the complex journey of life with two teenagers who don’t speak English. Six months in and the couple are moving mountains, uncovering the teenagers’ dreams, goals, and personality traits.
