Foster Care Fortnight – Celebrating The Power of Relationships
From 12-25 May, communities across the UK will be marking Foster Care Fortnight™, The Fostering Network‘s annual campaign to raise the profile of fostering and show how foster care transforms lives.
The theme for 2025 is The Power of Relationships – because at the heart of every fostering journey are the connections that make all the difference. Strong, trusting relationships are the golden thread that runs through every fostering story.
We are appealing for people across our county to harness the power of your relationships – to have conversations with friends and family – to ask them to consider whether they could open their homes and hearts to one (or more) of the 980 children we care for.
Harness the power of your relationships this Foster Care Fortnight
Every child deserves to have a safe and loving home, where they can experience all that life has to offer and can fulfil their potential. There are a few ways you can help us achieve this…
- Reach out to a carer. If you work with, or know a Foster Carer in a personal capacity, then please let them know how much we value all that they do for the children in their care.
- Refer a friend. Know someone who would make a great carer? Refer them to us! If you are an existing Foster Carer, or work for WSCC, get them to quote your name and you and your friend will both receive £750 when they join our fostering family. Find more details on our refer a friend page.
- Share social media posts. Liking our posts is great, but visibility is what will make the difference, so please share our posts to groups you belong to and on your story to help us get the word out to as many potential Foster Carers as possible.
- Attend an information session. If you think that fostering might be something you could consider – now or in the future – please book to attend one of our information sessions.
