Five Rivers Fostering

Five Rivers Fostering is a fostering organisation which places children at the centre of everything we do. Established in 2002, we were the first independent fostering agency to operate in the Republic of Ireland and the only one to operate as a social enterprise. Over the last 22 years we have grown a dedicated multi-disciplinary team who are working with families in every county in Ireland. This means we can offer a very broad range of supports to children and young people in care and to foster families. Alongside dedicated social worker support, we offer access to play therapy, psychology, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy and social care. These services and supports are also being developed to support other children and young people outside of Five Rivers Fostering who may need these services. Five Rivers Fostering is an inclusive organisation that embraces diversity. We are proud to welcome children and young people as well as foster Carers and staff of all nationalities, cultures and backgrounds. We also place value on collaboration and we continue to work very closely with the children and young people themselves, foster families, Tusla, schools and other agencies who are involved in supporting children and young people. Over the years Five Rivers Fostering has continued to work very closely with children, birth families, Tusla, schools and other agencies who are involved in supporting children and young people and foster families. Five Rivers Fostering has built a multi-disciplinary team from the outset. With social care, play therapy and psychology input. In 2014 we welcomed our first psychologist to the team. Since 2019, Five Rivers Fostering has been building a Multi-Disciplinary Team to broaden the range of assessment and supports available to our foster families and children and young people in their care. We have recently added an occupational therapist and a speech and language therapist to our team.