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TACT (The Adolescent and Children’s Trust) is the UK’s largest dedicated fostering charity. Established for 25 years, TACT currently have over 500 foster carers providing loving homes for over 600 children and young people. TACT are beyond profit, which means that all surplus income is invested back into services to ensure their carers and the children in their care receive the best possible support.

Why foster carers choose TACT:
  • Local support and advice 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
  • Your own designated social worker to support you in your fostering role
  • Regular meetings with your social worker
  • Competitive fostering allowance to help financially with caring for a child or young person
  • Specialist support for birth children and foster children from Children Resource Workers
  • The opportunity to attend regular support groups and meetings with other foster carers
  • Access to TACT’s foster carer portal which hosts a variety of resources to support you in your fostering role
  • Access to a comprehensive training and professional development programme
  • A national network of foster carers offering peer support
  • Regular events for children and young people in care
  • You’ll be supporting and have involvement with campaigning to improve policy affecting children in care across the UK
  • All surplus income being invested into support services for you and the children that you care for
​Working with Local Authorities

TACT work with 106 local authorities across the UK, through framework contracts, preferred provider arrangements or spot purchasing. TACT have an excellent record of achieving Tier 1 status on frameworks operating this system.
Areas Covered
England:
Scotland
Wales