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The Foster Care Workers Union
Welcome to the Foster Carers Branch of the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain! Our union is made up of foster carers from all over the UK, committed to winning the rights, dignity and respect we deserve.
When was the last time your allowances and fees went up to meet the rising costs of living?
When was the last time you felt respected and appreciated for your work? Have you got the rights and protections you think you deserve?
Up and down the country, foster carers are giving every hour of every day to ensure vulnerable children get the love and care they need. While fostering is an incredibly important and rewarding role, instead of being treated as professionals and supported, carers are too often ignored, dismissed and bear the brunt of inadequate funding for children’s social services.
We want to change things.
Our mission is to improve the foster care system, ensuring better allowances, pay and conditions on both a local and national level, and to ensure foster carers are recognised and respected as professionals.
We campaign simply for what is fair. Our welfare as foster carers and the young people we care for go hand in hand. We need security, stability and a voice to provide the best possible support for care experienced young people.
Alongside our campaigning, we advocate for carers’ rights, provide essential resources, and create a community where every carer’s voice is valued and heard.
Join our union and become part of an independent and supportive community of foster carers – fighting for a better future.
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