We’re a deeply inclusive and welcoming fostering agency, so we open our foster carer applications to absolutely everyone. We celebrate diversity and if you can provide a safe, loving, and nurturing home, we want to hear from you today.
Find out if fostering is right for you.
Fostering is both an incredibly rewarding and challenging journey, and you’re never expected to do it alone. We provide a fully comprehensive support package for all our foster carers, including 24/7 advice, local training, and dedicated guidance from the moment you enquire to every step along the way.
We’re proud to be supported by passionate voices, including Olympic medallist & care advocate Fatima Whitbread, alongside dedicated former foster carers & organisations, who champion fostering, raise awareness, and stand with us to help every child find the safety, stability, and love they deserve.
“Fostering with Banya was very different. I immediately saw how much support they give as an organisation and how much of a joint effort it is when you foster with them. I genuinely feel like we’re a team, working together for the good of the children.”
“I’ve never felt more a part of something than I have since fostering with Banya,” said John. “Their motto is to ‘provide a sense of belonging’ but it’s not only the children they achieve this with — they make the foster carers feel like this too and I can honestly only praise them. We really feel like we are part of the Banya family — that’s a very special family to be part of as far as we’re concerned. I just think they’re amazing.”
We are Banya, an independent fostering agency providing safe, stable, and nurturing homes for children and young people across the UK.
Since 1997, we’ve supported hundreds of foster carer households and offered children—whether placed short-term, long-term, or in specialist circumstances like sibling groups or unaccompanied minors—a real sense of belonging. We work closely with local authorities to ensure every child is matched with the right family, and we offer 24/7 support, training, and meaningful community experiences for our carers and young people alike. Through our Shared Lives programme, we also extend this care to adults who need support to live independently, helping them thrive in shared family homes.
