Hitting 50 – and Heading for 75: Portsmouth, the UK’s Leading Fostering Friendly City

We are absolutely delighted to have reached 50 organisations signed up to the Fair Ways Fostering Friendly Employer Charter – a major milestone in our vision to make Portsmouth the UK’s leading Fostering Friendly city. A heartfelt thank you to every business, charity, and social enterprise that’s made workplace support for Foster Carers a priority.

🎯 What We’ve Achieved

• 50 organisations committed to a simple, cost‑free workplace policy supporting Foster Carers
• Support spread across sectors: hospitality, construction, education, health & wellbeing, professional services, and more
• A united message: “We support Foster Carers”

But our journey doesn’t stop here. Our next goal is to get 75 organisations sign our charter. Let’s work together to build a city that stands up for Foster Carers, all year round.

🏢 Our Fantastic 50 Fostering Friendly Employers

1. Shaping Portsmouth
2. Mountjoy
3. Citrus
4. T2 Performance
5. ComServ
6. Motiv8
7. The Brush Bus
8. Spark Community Space
9. Eco Drift
10. Cosan Croga
11. Cookies Cakes
12. Unloc
13. Home Solutions
14. GE Heard & Sons
15. SLR Recruitment
16. Hampshire Flag
17. Carrington West
18. Politely Rebellious
19. Solent Garden & Home Solutions
20. Days Letting
21. Spinnaker Tower
22. Colyer Coaching
23. Engendering Change
24. Academics Ltd Portsmouth
25. Jodie Goodchild
26. Delivered Social
27. No Limits
28. The Mortgage Squad
29. Daisy Chain Educational Services
30. Complete Construction Salisbury
31. Goals Portsmouth
32. Porsche Centre Portsmouth
33. Agora
34. Sondevelopment
35. Beautiful Mind Coach
36. HAS Consulting
37. ROK Marsh Estate Agents
38. The Village Hotel, Portsmouth
39. Bernards Estate Agents
40. Biscoes Solicitors
41. Frank HR Solutions
42. Royal Maritime Hotel, Portsmouth
43. Portchester Engineering
44. Friends Fighting Cancer (FFC)
45. Legacy Air Conditioning
46. City of Portsmouth College
47. Creatful
48. First Steps First Aid
49. Southsea Beach
50. EBP South

💡 The Path to 75 & Beyond

We want to keep the momentum going as we aim to turn Portsmouth into the leading Fostering Friendly city in the UK. Will your organisation be number 51, 52, or even 75?

Thank You & What’s Next

To all 50 organisations: thank you for embedding kindness into your policies and multiplying your impact across our city. Our next stop is 75, then 100, and a nationwide example of what people-first business really looks like.

Here’s to caring workplaces, supported carers, and a city that leads with heart 💜