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Who can offer emergency foster care?

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When it is unsafe for a vulnerable child to be at home, emergency foster care provides them with a place to stay. One of the top fostering organisations is UK Fostering. We offer both short-term and long-term placements. Children and teenagers who, in an emergency, need temporary foster care, especially when there is a serious risk of harm at home, include: The child is put in danger by domestic violence. A house fire or mishap. The child's parent or guardian became unwell or unexpectedly passed away. Foster parents provide a safe haven for children in need in these pressing circumstances and comfort them during these unsettling and difficult moments. Emergency foster care arrangements may be required at any moment, day or night. We are able to help children and teenagers in these critical situations because we provide local authorities with 24-hour placement service. Emergency foster care placements often last for one or two nights while social workers assess the kid's living ...

What is emergency foster care?

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Children and adolescents who require temporary foster care in an emergency situation, particularly when there is an immediate risk of harm at home, such as: Home violence puts the youngster in danger. A home fire or accident The parent or guardian of the youngster has fallen unwell or passed away suddenly. Foster parents offer vulnerable children a secure place to remain in these urgent situations and console them during these uncertain and upsetting times. Any time of day or night, emergency foster care arrangements may be necessary. Since we offer 24-hour placement service to local authorities, we can assist kids and teenagers in these urgent situations. Emergency foster care placements typically last for one or two nights as social workers evaluate the kid's home conditions and, if necessary, identify potential family members who can care for the child until the situation is stabilised. In some cases, an emergency placement could last for several weeks or months or, if necessar...