Could Fostering Be Your Next Way to Change Lives?
People working in the police force often carry a deep commitment to protecting and supporting others. Every shift brings moments where listening, calming, and safeguarding make a real difference. Many officers tell us that these same instincts are what lead them to foster, offering children the stability and understanding they may never have experienced before.
Compass Fostering works with children who have often lived through trauma, loss, or instability. Through a therapeutic approach, carers learn to understand the feelings beneath a young person’s behaviour. With patience, empathy, and expert guidance, children begin to feel safe again, rebuild trust, and rediscover their potential.
Fostering is a significant, life-altering commitment, which is why we ensure carers are never alone. Each carer has 24/7 support, a dedicated Supervising Social Worker, regular therapeutic training, and a strong community around them. Our Carer for Carer programme also pairs new carers with an experienced foster carer for the first 16 weeks (before and after the panel assessment), helping you to gain confidence from the start.
Drew Mitchell, a Prison Warden for five years, which he described as the “forgotten service”, transitioned into fostering in 2017. He shared:
“People say, ‘I want to do it,’ but you just need to take that plunge. It’s been the best thing we’ve [my wife and I] ever done. It’s allowed us a family life, and you get to help so many young people. In the prison service, I sometimes felt I wasn’t making a difference… But in fostering, you can. You see the reward at the end of the tunnel. Take yourself out of your comfort zone, and you won’t be disappointed”.
For those in policing who want to make a lasting difference, fostering offers a powerful new way to change lives, and Compass is ready to support you every step of the way.
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