More
foster families means more pets that Paws can rescue and help get adopted.
I grew up as part of a large
foster family, so I know only too well that fostering can be a richly rewarding experience, as well as having a life-changing impact on a child s life.Every
fostered young person needs a fantastic
foster family, which is why I am so grateful to all the children of
foster carers and, tonight, especially the 3 winners who have all gone the extra mile to support their parents and the young people in
foster care with their family.
The YouGov poll, published to coincide with
Foster Care Fortnight, found that 31% of adults living in the region think they would be very or fairly likely to be accepted as
foster carers if they applied with the next two years, compared with a UK average of 28%.
Just as parents come in many different guises, so do
foster parents.
Liverpool City Council's Fostering Service recommends that you
foster children who are younger than your eldest child.
He said: "The warmth and affection these children show towards
foster children in their home is a really special thing.
Foster carers can provide temporary and permanent placements as well as short term breaks for disabled children.
'If, for whatever reason, the child who
fosters is adversely affected then fostering should stop.
Gil Greenslade and Sue King,
foster carers for Social Services, have gained their Level 3 NVQ in Caring for Children and Young People.
Will
Foster, a 38-year-old father of three who lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, suffers from rheumatoid arthritis in his back and feet.
To help mark National
Foster Care Fortnight - which runs from May 1 to 29 - Kirklees Council has enlisted the help of local resident Angela.
If new
foster families are not found, then the reality is that children are forced to live a long way from family, friends and school -- when they have already experienced trauma and upheaval.
