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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 campaign run by The Fostering Network – underway, Anglesey Council is calling on more local residents...

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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. “Before I started fostering I was in a full time job working long hours and we intended for my husb...

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 that's 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 important theme of Foster Care Fortnight. This has been reinforced by Edwina Grant OBE, Lancashire County ...

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…