Location: Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester urgently needs more foster carers. If you’re considering a career as a foster carer then please review the independent and local authority Greater Manchester fostering services below. You can contact them via the details on their information pages. Greater Manchester is a county located in North West England. The county consists of 10 districts including Bolton, Bury, the City of Manchester, the City of Salford, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, and Wigan.
Find out more about foster care or becoming a foster carer in Greater Manchester
If you haven’t done so yet please be sure to read our pages on ‘What is fostering?‘, ‘Who can foster?‘ and ‘Becoming a foster carer‘. If you have any questions at all about fostering or fostering providers within Greater Manchester then please reach out to us on our Do Fostering Facebook page. Thank you for visiting our website and for your support.
Do Fostering strives to ensure that our directory information is kept up-to-date and accurate. If you notice any inaccuracies in any of the information provided then please let us know via email.

Young Foundations – North West
Tel: 0161 772 5210 or 07917 831 021

Lorimer Foster Services – North West
Tel: 08701 20 35 26

Fostering Solutions – Bolton (Head Office)
Tel: 01204 522667

Stockport Council Family Placement Team
Tel: 0161 474 3400

The Foster Care Co-operative – North West
Tel: 0800 0856 538

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
Tel: 0161 368 8865

Manchester Fostering Service
Tel: 0800 988 8931 or 0161 860 7666

Salford City Council Fostering Team
Tel: 0161 799 1268

Action for Children – Fostering North West
Tel: 0845 200 5162

Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council Fostering Team
Tel: 0300 303 100

Capstone Foster Care – Greater Manchester (North)
Tel: 01706 623540