How to get involved
- Share stories on social media
Throughout the week we share incredible stories of children of foster carers on social media, and you can do the same for children of foster carers in your service. Make sure you tag us using the handle @fosteringnet on X so we can celebrate with you.
We'll be creating a variety of social media assets in English and Welsh to help you tell the stories of children of foster carers. You can also update your social media profiles with our page headers.
Social media assets will be available for download in September 2026.
- Send a thank you message or give a certificate
A great way to let the children of your foster carers know that they’re appreciated is to send them thank you letters or certificates. Most children and young people like to receive something in the post that is addressed to them. We will share the letter and certificate templates here as we approach October.
You can also ask your local mayor or another dignitary to write a letter to all the children of foster carers. In addition you could ask your head of service to record a short thank you message to the young people.
Besides thanking the children of foster carers for everything they do, we also want to raise awareness of how crucial they are in a fostering household. A good way to do this is to approach local media outlets and get them to talk about the role of children of foster carers, and to interview one of the children. This provides a great opportunity to raise the profile of fostering in your area and recruit more foster carers.
If you haven’t got one already, use the week as an opportunity to launch a group for the children of foster carers in your area. The group can give birth children the chance to meet, share experiences and talk about how they feel about being part of a fostering family, while doing fun activities together.
If you do already have a group, then October is the ideal time to have a celebration event.
