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Fostering

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  • 01-03-2013 1:59pm
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    fro9etb8j5qsl2
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    Myself and my OH have been thinking about fostering for a while now :D We're both 27, engaged and have been living together for 2 years. We feel like we have a lot to give and would really like to try make a difference in the lives of young people in trouble :) We have no children ourselves and although we are both in full time employment, I have been off sick with back problems for awhile now. We live in a big enough house with 2 spare bedrooms. Would we be eligible to foster and if so, how would we go about it?


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    John Mason
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    you have to be together 5 years before you are eligible

    http://www.fosteringfirstireland.ie/become-a-foster-carer/fostering-faqs


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    Orion
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    irishbird wrote: »
    you have to be together 5 years before you are eligible

    You have to be "in your relationship for at least 5 years" - that includes before you lived together. However your stumbling block is that fostering is a full time thing - if you are full time employed (being off work with an injury is still employment) then you will not be eligible.


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