Fostering Uaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children

A UASC foster carer's job is to provide a stable and loving family home for children and young people who have been separated from their own families or countries. We are looking for people who share the same language and culture as the children and young people who arrive in Manchester seeking asylum, to ease their transition into life in England.

What kind of children seek asylum?

Often the children will have travelled long distances to reach the UK, coming from countries including China, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Iran, Nigeria, Eritrea and Somalia. They will be without any family or friends; they may not speak English and are usually frightened and confused when they arrive.

They may be in a state of shock because of their experiences, having fled from war, compulsory conscription, abuse, genocide, child labour, poverty, natural disasters, persecution, trafficking, prostitution or political instability. The young people are more likely to be male aged 15+; occasionally they arrive in family groups.