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Patricia Gray always wanted to help other children - but there's a warning fewer people are fostering.

A leading foster care company has warned a crisis has been caused by the Covid pandemic sparking a huge need for more carers.

Offered outstanding support - Affinity Fostering has seen a huge increase in the number of referrals during the pandemic A leading foster care company has warned a crisis has been caused by the Covid pandemic sparking a huge need for more carers. Affinity Fostering has seen the number of fostering referrals rise by up to 50 per cent since the initial Covid outbreak, but that has coincided with the number of people looking to become foster carers plummeting. In the midst of Foster Care For...

Offered outstanding support - Affinity Fostering has seen a huge increase in the number of referrals during the pandemic A leading foster care company has warned a crisis has been caused by the Covid pandemic sparking a huge need for more carers. Affinity Fostering has seen the number of fostering referrals rise by up to 50 per cent since the initial Covid outbreak, but that has coincided with the number of people looking to become foster carers plummeting. In the midst of Foster Care For...

Carole and Mick Knell, from Bushey A couple from Bushey have dedicated 30 years of their life as foster parents, supporting more than 100 children. Carole and Mick Knell have fostered 108 children over the years, while also having five children of their own. As part of a campaign to find new foster parents in Hertfordshire, the couple have spoken about their "love" for fostering and there are no signs of them giving up their selfless deeds anytime soon. They said: "Fostering is not just...

Welsh artist Nathan Wyburn wants to shine a light on the work Anglesey Council’s foster carers do, as the County Offices in Llangefni are also lit up in orange to celebrate Foster Care Fortnight. While many of us have had family and friends there to support us during difficult times faced over the last year, many children and young people across Wales need that support more than ever before. Now, with Foster Care Fortnight (May 10-23) – a national awareness raising and recruitment cam...

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Updated Bronagh and Michael McDowell Bronagh and her husband Michael have been fostering for almost five years. They have three sons and decided to open their home to young people who needed their support. “Myself and my husband both wanted to be foster carers for quite a while and knew that we had a lot to give, but didn’t have the space,” she explained. “Around six years ago we renovated our house so decided to take the step forward as foster carers, and we haven’t looked back. �...

Submitting... Foster child, Mark. Picture posed by a model. Kelly said: "The thing I really like about fostering long-term is that I have been given the opportunity to make this young person a part of my family. I can give that family kind of love, stability and safety to them, and thats making a real difference to their life." In the video, Kelly explains the importance of fostering, and how it transforms lives. The support that has been given to foster carers during the pandemic is an importa...

WELSH artist Nathan Wyburn wants to shine a light on the work Flintshire County Council’s foster carers do, as Theatr Clwyd in Mold will also…