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Fosterline Wales - The Fostering Network in Wales - Family support services

Last updated: 10/07/2025
Family support services This resource can use the Welsh language
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What we do

The Fostering Network is the UK’s leading fostering charity. We are the essential network for fostering, bringing together everyone who is involved in the lives of fostered children.

Fosterline Wales, is our high quality, bi-lingual information and advice line for current and prospective foster carers, When I’m Ready carers, former foster carers who are special guardians, those who support care leavers, social care professionals and all other members of the public.

This essential, early-intervention service is the only national fostering advice service. It makes a significant contribution to placement stability and permanence, preventing escalation of problems which could otherwise lead to placement breakdown or carers ceasing to foster.

Who do we support

Everyone involved in fostering such as current and prospective foster carers, former foster carers who are special guardians, children and young people in care, fostering services and social workers, personal advisors, other social care practitioners, educational and health professionals and all other members of the public.

Is there a charge to use this service?

No

Can anyone use this service?

Anyone can contact us directly.

Service details for this family support services

Language: Welsh medium setting and English medium setting

  • Can provide specialist support for families of children with disabilities / additional needs No
     
  • Relevant staff have a valid current DBS? Yes

 Address

 You can send post here:

The Fostering Network
33-35 Cathedral Road
Cardiff
CF11 9HB

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 Opening times

Monday - Friday from 9.30am - 12.30pm.

Where do we provide our service?

We will take reasonable steps to ensure the information within the website is as accurate as possible. We cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of this information. The contributors themselves maintain their own information and they welcome feedback about the accuracy of the information they provide. Those accessing it are advised to take reasonable steps to consider its content before acting upon it. This could include seeking professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the information within our website.

Please note that the results found when searching in English or Welsh on the English and Welsh sides of the website (www.dewis.wales or www.dewis.cymru) will sometimes differ. Providers can (subject to rules around language standards that apply to some provision) choose to enter their information in English only, in Welsh only, or bilingually. Whilst we try to use the technology within the site to limit the impact of their choice, both terminology and the structure of the languages mean that differences in the results produced is sometimes inevitable.

We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on our site. Such links are provided for your information only and should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources. We reserve the right to reject or remove links to any website if we find the site content inappropriate.

For more information please refer to the full terms and conditions.

Find more well-being information at www.dewis.wales

We will take reasonable steps to ensure the information within the website is as accurate as possible. We cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of this information. The contributors themselves maintain their own information and they welcome feedback about the accuracy of the information they provide. Those accessing it are advised to take reasonable steps to consider its content before acting upon it. This could include seeking professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the information within our website.

Please note that the results found when searching in English or Welsh on the English and Welsh sides of the website (www.dewis.wales or www.dewis.cymru) will sometimes differ. Providers can (subject to rules around language standards that apply to some provision) choose to enter their information in English only, in Welsh only, or bilingually. Whilst we try to use the technology within the site to limit the impact of their choice, both terminology and the structure of the languages mean that differences in the results produced is sometimes inevitable.

We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on our site. Such links are provided for your information only and should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources. We reserve the right to reject or remove links to any website if we find the site content inappropriate.

For more information please refer to the full terms and conditions.