Join Step by Step for a friendly coffee morning at The Rising Sun Arts Centre to learn more about becoming a foster carer or providing Supported Lodgings for a young person who needs support and stability.
This informal event is designed to help you explore your options in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Whether you’re just starting to consider fostering or hosting, or simply want to ask a few questions, our team will be there to guide you.
At the event you can:
There’s no commitment, just an opportunity to find out more and see whether this could be the right path for you.
Date: Friday 24th July 2026
Time: 10am-12pm
Location: The Rising Sun Arts Centre, Reading, RG1 2ST
Cost: Free (includes tea, coffee and cake)
If you have a spare room and want to make a lasting difference in a young person’s life, we’d love to meet you.
Please register your interest using the form below.
Our short film, 18 Isn’t Cheaper, brings together lived experience, academic research and policy insight to show why the Universal Credit system leaves care leavers aged 18 to 24 at a significant disadvantage.
Hear directly from young people, their hosts and the professionals supporting them.