If you’re thinking of becoming a foster carer or are currently a foster carer, here is my guide to avoid the National Fostering Group (NFG), also known as National Fostering Agency (NFA).
- Safeguarding issues within the agency
- Senior management lack accountability for their actions.
- Urgent concerns ignored when raising genuine concerns to Regional Directors and Management.
- Staff well-being is not seen as important.
- Staff pressured into situations that affect their mental well being.
- The health and safety of staff not taking into account.
- Children and Carers are seen as numbers for company targets and not as people.
- Lack of empathy from Regional Directors and the CEO.
- Lack of support for staff.
- You receive roughly £300 a week per child per week but NFG will charge a local authority £1,200 per child per week, sometimes higher dependant if enhanced or standard … so you’re underpaid for the level of care you provide or the needs of the child.
If you’re thinking of fostering, please avoid NFG / NFA like the plague and go with another organisation that’ll have your’s and children‘s needs first, rather than base you or a child in need as a number to hit a stat.