Care today,
Change tomorrow
What is Fostering?
Individuals and families who are trained and approved to foster will welcome children and young people into their homes to be part of their families for the time that they are there.
Why Five Rivers Fostering?
The first independent fostering agency in Ireland, we recruit, train & support foster families from all over Ireland
Already a Foster Carer?
Are you already approved as a Foster Carer? Five Rivers Fostering is also happy to welcome experienced foster Carers to our team.
Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things.
We have families from diverse backgrounds, married, single, same-sex couples, hetero couples, and from many parts of the world.
If you are caring and have a nurturing attitude towards young people and children, Fostering could be just for you too.
supports for You
Five Rivers Fostering provides intensive support to all of our Carers. This includes weekly support visits and access to 24 hour on-call services.
- Enhanced Foster Care Packages
- Home / After Care support
- Assessments / support Work
- Multi-disciplinary Team supports
- Relative Carer Assessment / support
- Long & Short Term Foster Care
- Emergency Foster Care
- Parent & Child Placements
- Membership of Irish Foster Care Association
- support Groups
- Coffee Mornings
Schedule a Call
If you are interested in becoming a foster Carer and making a positive impact on the lives of children and young people, we are here to help. Schedule a consultation with one of our friendly and knowledgeable team members to learn more about the process. We will assist you in any way we can.
Our Leadership Team
Deirdre McDonagh
CEO/Managing Director
Brian Dignam
Director/Operations Manager
Cliona Davey
Principal Social Worker (Leinster, Cavan & Monaghan Team)
Michelle Kennedy
Principal Social Worker (Munster Team)
Deborah Wilson
Principal Social Worker (West & Northwest Team)
Dr. Audrey Sheridan
Principal Clinical Psychologist/MDT Clinical Lead.
Tracy Flood
Business support & Finance Manager
Testimonials
Fostering Support
Five Rivers Fostering works closely with Tusla Child and Family Agency. Children who are placed with our families are referred by Tusla. We also work with some UK-based local authorities who have children/young people placed with relatives living in Ireland. As a national organisation, we have staff and foster families all over Ireland.
Dyadic Developmental Practice
Dyadic Developmental Practice is an all-encompassing approach that includes parenting and caring for children as well as therapy. It helps the professionals understand, work together with and be effective in their support of children and their families. It is a framework that allows integration of other important interventions also, for example, Filial Therapy, Theraplay etc.
Multidisciplinary Team
Our Multidisciplinary team aims to promote relationships and wellbeing for carers and young people by providing a range of in-house supports. Through our multidisciplinary team, we provide support to young people themselves/ to Foster carers as well as to the young person’s professional network. Please click on the tabs below for more information.
