Blog: Foster Care Fortnight #FosteringCommunities
Today is the beginning of The Fostering Network’s annual fostering awareness campaign, Foster Care Fortnight. This year’s theme is #FosteringCommunities. It is all about celebrating the strength and resilience of our fostering communities and all they do to ensure children are cared for and supported to thrive.
At Aberlour Children’s Charity, we care deeply about providing high quality care and support within a loving, homely environment where children and young people have a genuine sense of belonging. We are committed to “Being Brave” for children, young people and their families.
There has never been a more important time to bring communities together and Aberlour Fostering is its own extremely important community. Throughout the year we plan and host fun events creating a space for not only connecting our children and young people but also our fostering families and the team supporting them. What I love about these times is the genuine relationships made within the group. I have watched young people exchanging phone numbers, making plans and connecting with others sharing similar stories. While our foster carers support each other with advice, strategies and laughter.
Don’t just take my word for it. Watch and hear from our foster carers David and Jacqui.
During training and at enquiry stages we ask our fostering community to share their own experiences as foster carers, young people living in a fostering household or as sons or daughters of foster carers. These words and stories are the ones that remain in the hearts and minds of our “newly approved” foster carers and through these our fostering community continues to grow and flourish. Recently a few of our foster carers recorded podcasts sharing their experience and journey to become foster carers so everyone can listen.
To all our amazing foster families and in whatever capacity you support fostering, thank you for being part of our Aberlour Fostering community.
Please take part in Foster Care Fortnight in whatever way you can:
- Like, share/retweet and comment on our social media posts.
- Engage friends, relatives and neighbours by sharing your fostering experience with them.
- Encourage others to speak to us about becoming a foster carer with Aberlour.
Our website is full of information about becoming a foster carer with Aberlour. You can read our frequently asked questions and there is also a quick quiz which you can take to see if you can join the Aberlour Fostering family.
Our team can’t wait to hear from you! Fill out our enquiry form and we will be in touch.
Kerryanne Duffin
Aberlour Fostering Service Manager