Can you foster when in the Forces?

[ASecretLemonadeDrinker]

I have searched and searched but cannot find anything. It's a long way off, for both things, but I thought there was no harm in finding out in the meantime. I think maybe not because of the moving issue (i.e unsettled) and then unsettled again if a parent has to leave (but then surely other jobs require work abroad for one parent etc?) , and DH thinks not because of security Does anyone know? Thanks

Yes friends of mine do temporary fostering

It is possible - friends of ours have fostered and went on to adopt. The people you need to talk to are SSAFA www.ssafa.org.uk/ .

They facilitate fostering and adoption for Forces families and they can advise and help you with information and support.

Great, thankyou! I thought the info I was reading was about fostering children from forces parents - i.e if they were deployed and needed their children taken care of if they were single or something.

It's quite the opposite of what you'd think; forces families are actually seen as very stable for fostering children.

yes, as others have said - ssafa is your first point of call.

you need to be able to prove that you are a 'stable' base even in cases of deployment, but other than that, lots of forces families foster.

asecretlemonadedrinker - read page 24 of the summer issue of the AFJ (Army Families Journal) as there is great article asking forces families if they have the skills to foster.

Jinx Lucie, just what I was about to post!

yes you can - and yes we do. You do not need to go through SAFFA unless you live abroad. We foster for an independent agency and have had five children. Let me know if you would like further information.