Orchard Care Fostering
 Special Fostering Agency - we care for you so you can care for children
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A non-profit foster care agency based in Durham

Orchard Care North East is a small, friendly, not-for-profit fostering agency. Established in 2005, we remain family-run to this day: dedicated to equal opportunities for all children.

Committed to transforming lives for the better.

Finalist at Social Worker Awards on 3rd November 2023.
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Our business is transforming lives

We are a specialist foster care agency run on a 'not-for-profit' basis. But what does this mean in practice? It means that the money we acquire is put back into the organisation - not for our own good but for the good of the children and young people out there who need our support, or who will need it in the future! Our not-for-profit policy allows us to maintain the high standards of care our service users expect, deserve and require.

We have had great success because our organisation is run by people who are extremely dedicated to helping children and young people, as well as their carers, in every way that they can.

We believe it is essential to provide excellent standards of communication and support, and to understand the need for carers and children to feel supported at all times. Our team behave as an extended family and are able to provide advice whenever it is needed, 24/7.

Fostering with Orchard Care North East gives you the opportunity to make a huge difference to a child’s life.


Many of the children with whom we work have complex needs. Many have had unhappy past experiences. Many more have been let down time and time again by the care system that was built to support them.


When you work alongside Orchard, enabling a young person's opportunities to thrive, develop and achieve, we will in turn support you - with advice, with expert knowledge, with open lines of communication, by showing that we care about your concerns and the challenges you face - so that, together, we can transform lives for the better.

At Orchard Care, emphasis is placed on the essentials of warmth, shelter, food, clothing, human contact, concern and interest. We offer an expression of our humanity as a base line for how we believe care should be.


Through time, our children can learn that there are certain things which are measures of healthy relationships and basic rights in life. 


Our mixture of compassion, and recognition that we are all the same, is a key part of our approach.

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OUR MISSION STATEMENT

To offer children with complex needs the opportunity to live happily in a family setting. 
To find out more about what we do, get in touch with us now.
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Like most people, you’ve probably got a few questions to ask before deciding whether fostering is right for you. We can help with all your queries and help you make the right decision for your circumstances.
One of our team is available to talk to you over the phone to answer any of your fostering queries. All calls are strictly confidential and we offer honest and practical advice. 
Lines are open on weekdays only -
Mon to Thurs 8.30am-5pm, 
Fri 8.30am-4.30pm
You can get in touch with any queries you may have by emailing us at: 

Alternatively, you can fill out the contact form by clicking the button below. We aim to respond to all enquiries within 24 hours (excluding weekends).
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