We recently asked our foster carers at UK Fostering about why they foster. Below are responses from foster carers at different stages of their fostering careers. Hopefully, their thoughts on fostering will encourage you to think about becoming foster carers too 😊: “To us, fostering is just an extension of our family. We have fostered…
As part of Foster Carer Fortnight 2021, we asked our foster carers about their experiences of fostering and the theme of ‘why we care’. This is what Lornna had to say 😊 “I dropped my boys at the childminders at 7am, after a much-rushed breakfast and hurried frenzy to remember school bag, PE pumps, water…
Our foster carer Peter fosters with his wife, Michelle. They foster two siblings long-term. Here he gives a very honest insight into their fostering journey. What was your path to deciding to foster? “I started fostering thanks to my wife Michelle, who had grown up with foster cousins, and was keen to participate. I, however,…
Many foster carers have their own biological children, often known as ‘birth children’ within fostering, who are very involved in welcoming and supporting foster children that come and share their home. But what is it actually like to be a birth child in a fostering household? Nia Clark, now a young adult, grew up within…
One of our foster carers will be writing a regular blog on our website. She introduces herself here: “Hey, my name is Nicky. I live in North East of England with my hubby Kev and our three dogs. We foster children. We started our fantastic roller coaster of a journey on 18th April 2018. Our…
