The Bedfordshire Foster Care Association holds regular monthly meetings and encourages carers to come forward and be part of the work we do for carers, their families and foster children. We welcome calls from fellow carers about any issues. No issue is too small & we always offer informal and confidential advice. We use our email  as our main way of being contacted. The email address is monitored two or three times a week. If you need a quicker response please call Brian on at any time.

Without the support of a small group of foster carers in Bedfordshire the Association cannot support you properly.  Working directly, with two Local Authorities is likely to increase some of the work that we do to support our carer members. In some cases that you may not be aware of is that we have either been under represented or not represented at all, at some of the important, but ‘behind the scenes’ meetings including Central Bedfordshire’s Corporate Parenting Panel. The committee is concerned that without more members we will not be able to cover everything that we want to do and also that the views of what is only a handful of Bedfordshire foster carers will not be representative of everyone who carers for Bedfordshire children.

With this in mind we are seeking volunteers to become involved in some of the work that we do. Our volunteers do not need to become involved in everything, but anything that you can do would be much appreciated. Please contact us for more information.