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FosterTalk Membership with Capstone Foster Care

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Here at Capstone Foster Care, we offer our carers a wide range of support, benefits and training. We’re proud to invest in our carers to make sure that they have all the tools required to look after children in care and give them the support they need to thrive. That’s why we’ve partnered with FosterTalk to provide expert advice, support and training.

Who are FosterTalk?

FosterTalk is an organisation that provides support to foster carers to ensure they feel safeguarded in their role. Offering round-the-clock help and training, the organisation has the needs of the children and young people at its heart. It is run by a team of social workers, foster carers and other sector experts who can offer support in several areas including, legal, tax and finance, as well as multi-disciplinary care needs.

Benefits of FosterTalk

As a carer with Capstone, you’ll access a number of unique benefits with your FosterTalk membership, including:

  • Fostering and SGO Helpline: An email and telephone helpline that offers impartial advice from qualified social workers.
  • Legal helpline: Free legal support and advice 24 hours a day from qualified lawyers for your entire fostering household.   
  • Counselling Service: 24-hour access to confidential counselling from clinically trained and qualified experts.
  • Insurance Brokers: Access to insurance brokers who can provide tailored quotes for your foster family, across car insurance, business insurance and home insurance.  
  • Legal Insurance: Legal insurance against the event of an allegation arising as a result of your role as a foster carer.
  • Tax and National Insurance advice: While most of a foster carer's income is tax-free, if you earn over the tax threshold and need help or advice, FosterTalk provides advice from tax experts.
  • Medical Helpline: FosterTalk offers members access to a 24-hour medical helpline where you can discuss medical advice on a range of health-related topics, such as vaccinations and symptoms.
  • Members Magazine: Members receive a magazine every quarter packed full of real-life stories and information to help them stay up to date with the world of foster care.
  • Shopping and discounts: FosterTalk has partnerships with a number of retailers and can offer members exclusive discounts. If you’re interested in what other discounts you can get as a foster carer, read our guide.
  • Educational advisory service: If you have any queries or worries concerning your foster child’s education, FosterTalk provides advice on a wide range of topics, including school admissions and exclusions for peace of mind.
  • Tax Return Service: Although you may not be required to pay tax depending on how much you earn, you’ll still need to complete a tax return. Remove the headache of completing your Tax Return at a discounted rate with FosterTalk.
  • Financial Advice: FosterTalk provides a free helpline to help you with any financial worries you may have while you are self-employed in foster care.

How to get a FosterTalk membership with Capstone Foster Care?

As a foster carer with Capstone Foster Care, you don’t need to do anything to activate your FosterTalk membership, we’ve got it covered. You’ll receive your membership details when you join or transfer to us.

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