Birmingham's Children Young People and Families Service needs to provide the best quality care - and the best choice of care - for hundreds of children in Birmingham who need a substitute home. We always need adults who can share this caring responsibility with us, to give these children the best possible chances in life and to give some a genuine experience of family life. Every child or young person we care for deserves a home that makes them feel comfortable and cared for - a home that's right for their age, ethnicity, religion and social needs. This is equally true for young people with learning difficulties or a range of physical disabilities. A child or young person may need a home for a few weeks - or until independence. We need you to help us provide the care these children and young people deserve. We work hard to make sure that whatever section of the community you come from you get the best quality advice, training and support you need to do the job properly. We are always in need of all types of foster carers or adopters; those who can: adopt or foster brothers and sisters so that they can stay together; or provide an emergency fostering service, when children and young people are probably at their most vulnerable; or foster a vulnerable teenager; or foster a child or young person over the long term or the short term; or foster a child or young person with disabilities or provide shared care for a child or young person with disabilities. On the following pages you can read information about adoption or fostering, so that you can think about what form of care suits you best. You can also call Birmingham's Adoption and Fostering Service and speak to someone who will discuss all the different caring possibilities that are open to you. Call 0121 303 7575 if you think you could care for the city's children and young people who are in need of a home.