Welcome to Fostering First Ireland (FFI)

Fostering First Ireland is a non-statutory fostering agency, working in partnership with the Health Service Executive in Ireland to provide the highest quality foster care placements for children and young people in care.

Our approach to foster care places the child’s need and support for our foster carers firmly att he centre of what we do.

We aim to shape better futures for children and young people in care through providing safe, secure and stable fostering placements, and above all encouraging children and young people to fulfil their dreams and ambitions.

Foster carer support and training

FFI foster carers are fully supported and trained, with access to 24-hour support, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Our carers have access to our multi-disciplinary team of fully qualified Link Social Workers, Therapists, Child Carer Workers and Education Liaison Officers who when required we can provide support that can address the child or young person’s holistic and therapeutic needs.

Become a foster carer with FFI

FFI has a growing network of foster carers in most parts of the country. If you are considering becoming a foster carer, we’d love to hear from you.

We’re fully committed to going the extra mile to support you in your fostering career. Register your interest in becoming a foster carer today by completing our enquire online form and one of our fostering advisors will contact you shortly. 

HSE information

FFI provides a full range of fostering services for children and young people of all ages. Whatever placement type you require to best meet the needs of a child or young person you can be certain that all FFI placements are made only with fully assessed and HSE approved foster carers. For more information about the range of placement options and services we can provide please visit the HSE Information section for further details.

Fostering First Ireland - Recruiting Foster Carers in Ireland


FFI Video Library

Shortage Of Carers

Foster carers needed for older children & young people - FFI needs more foster carers for children and young people aged 10-18 across Ireland...

Fostering News

Fostering Events

New Event Added

Event: Fostering Information Event - Dublin
Venue: Rua Red, Tallaght, Dublin 24
Date: 29th May
Full list of fostering events

Foster Carer FAQs

Who can apply to be a foster carer?
Anyone can be a foster carer. It doesn’t matter if you are single, married, co-habiting, divorced, gay, lesbian or heterosexual. FFI also has carers from many different religions and a va... read more



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