Rural Foster Care - Vision and Values

Our Vision

To provide a stable and consistently high quality of care, in a range of settings, where children and carers are equally valued, supported and encouraged to grow and develop.

Our Mission

We work to create a child/young person centred approach

• to provide a safe, stable and supportive home environment
• to promote a healthy ‘lifestyle’ including physical, mental and emotional health
• to enable and encourage personal, educational and academic development
• to assist development of social and emotional skills
• to reduce anti-social behaviour and encourage participation and contribution
• to prepare life skills for independence and working life

Our Values

• inclusive involvement of children/young people, their families, our foster carers, local authorities and other agencies.
• respect for human diversity and commitment to equality
• consideration of ethnic origin, cultural background, religion, gender, sexuality and disability.
• ongoing training and development of carers and staff.
• strict matching of criteria for fewer breakdowns within placement
• high standard of professional care including 24 hour social worker support and support networks
• provide a accessible, efficient and flexible service to meet placement requirements
• review services with a view to ‘Best Value’
• invest heavily in infrastructure by using strict financial controls

Providing quality support to carers and quality placements for children/young people.