foster care fortnight

We share a few of the highlights of Foster Care Fortnight™ 2023 

Lisa became a foster carer 16 years ago, after plans to become a kinship carer for a friend’s baby fell through. She shares her fostering journey – explaining why choosing to become a foster carer is the best thing she’s ever done.

As we approach the end of  Foster Care Fortnight™ 2023, our director for Northern Ireland, Kathleen Toner, shares her message for foster carers, the impact they have on children and young people and importantly, calls for more people to join our #FosteringCommunities. 
 

When organisations come together with a shared purpose, some fantastic things can happen. That’s what Liverpool City Council fostering service and their local John Lewis store have set out to do, as the Council aims to recruit more foster carers in the city. We hear from Liverpool’s fostering team about their joint efforts and plans for the
future

Colin Turner is the Director of The Fostering Network in Wales and himself a foster carer. He has written this blog for FCF20.

Emma Newey has been the recruitment and engagement officer for the fostering team at Bury Council for eight years. In this blog Emma writes about their ambassador scheme and how it benefits the service, foster carers and children in foster care.

Kathleen Toner is the director of The Fostering Network in Northern Ireland and has written this blog for Foster Care Fortnight 2020