A message to our foster carers... 🧡

#FCF23 #FosteringCommunities

Celebrate the big moments and cherish the small ones 🎈

Hannah, one of our foster carers talks about what they enjoy doing together as a family.

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This is my little brother Leroy and I circa 1978. The pic was taken in NZ on a holiday with our foster family. The Page family took us to the other side of the world and helped fill our minds with endless possibility. Happy memories endure. #FCF23 #FosteringCommunities …

Great chat with Ruth and Helena at Zest Community Centre earlier today as part of Foster Care Fortnight - talking about all things foster care in Sheffield. #FosteringCommunities #FCF23 #sheffieldfoster

What a fortnight! #FCF23 ✅

We’ve held drop-in’s, pop-up’s, information evenings, wellbeing walks, shared celebrations, cake, and some new inspiring stories ❤️

Our search for foster carers doesn’t end there! If you've been inspired, get in touch to find out more.

Meet Afia; a foster carer who's transformed the lives of many children by giving them the support and love they needed.

Foster carers offer children in need a stable and loving home. Becoming a foster carer can be hugely rewarding. Find out more 👇
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#FosteringCommunities As Foster Care Fortnight draws to a close, why not take the leap? Be brave and make a real difference in the lives of young people by fostering. Reach out and find out more at ow.ly/JoXj50Okeho #FCF23

For all the joy it brings, fostering can sometimes be a lonely experience for foster families.

I met some wonderful families in Sunderland who were part of our £3m Mockingbird programme, which is helping to create support networks and friendships between foster families. #FCF23

Every foster child should be apologised too. As a foster parent I have apologised on behalf of the human race for what they have been through. ‘I’m sorry for what you have been through’ can be both affirming and healing to a looked after child. #FCF23 The Fostering Network…

It's Foster Care Fortnight!

This year's theme is #FosteringCommunities .

We've created this video putting together what young people have told us about their Foster Carers.

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Could you foster? 👶👦🧒🏽👧🏼

Yea you can!

Loved hosting the launch of #FosteringCommunities with The Fostering Network yesterday. Energised and enthused listening to the stories of care, love, adventures & enjoyment from children, carers families.

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To celebrate Foster Care Fortnight 2023, our Primary School pupils created their own handprint daisy, which went into a class daisy chain and we then created a whole school daisy chain. I am sure you will agree that pupils did a great job 🌼 The Fostering Network #FCF23

Loved catching up with Western Trust social workers today Kathleen Toner #FosteringCommunities #FCF23

El proper 6 de juny el sector empresarial agroalimentari té una cita al #FòrumCatalanFood #FCF23

'El valor de la internacionalització'👉Una jornada de debat i networking

📆Dimarts, 6/juny
📌Go Beach Club (BCN)
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'Watching a child grow and be nurtured in foster care is like watching a flower bloom' 🌻

Foster care supports children and young people when they need it most 💗

Hear from Bridie Bertenshaw on what it is she loves about being a foster carer 👇 📹

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'Thinking about the pressures on Foster Carers, it is important to recruit so many more Foster carers as the need outweighs the amount in recruitment, we need maximum exposure to attract new Foster carers'
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As part of Foster Care Fortnight, we asked our fostering service team why fostering is so important.

Their answers speak for themselves.

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'Thanks to all the young people who allow us to have a part in their lives as Foster carers' Robbie Butler MLA closing the foster carers event #fcf23 #fosteringcommunities The Fostering Network HSC NI Adoption & Foster Care Robbie Butler MLA

Tracy is a remarkable foster carer – and stories like hers are what make our #FosteringCommunities so special. Thank you for sharing your story this #FCF23 Tracy! ✨

If you’d like to make a difference to a child’s life, reach out to a service in your local area.