Shared care for children

The Shared Care Scheme aims to provide regular short term breaks for children and young people with disabilities, by linking them with approved carers who look after them for short periods of time. This can be from a few hours to a weekend a month.

The children who use the service may have a physical disability, a learning difficulty or sensory impairment. The Shared Care Scheme gives them a chance to make new friends and to widen their experiences by spending time away from home with supportive carers.

The service is provided to families following an assessment of the young persons needs. The Shared Carers receive full training and a small allowance to cover expenses.

Barnardo’s Coventry Foster Care Service is a partnership project set up between Coventry City Council and Barnardo’s. The project was been established in September 2001 to provide foster carers and day time carers for disabled children living in Coventry. The project already has a growing number of carers.

Contact Details

Barnardo's Coventry Foster Care Service
Saturn Facilities
101 Lockhurst Lane
COVENTRY
Midlands
CV6 5SF
England
Tel: 024 76582501
Fax: 024 76582502

Further information is also available on the Shared Care Network website.

Coventry City Council