Foster Care Fortnight
11-24 May 2009
The Adoption and Fostering Unit will be holding a 'think about fostering' event to mark Foster Care Fortnight. Come along if you would like to find out more about fostering in Hackney -
Thursday 21 May, 4-8pm
YumYum Thai Restaurant
187 Stoke Newington High Street
N16 0LH
To book a place call 08000 730 418, visit www.hackneykids.org.uk or just turn up on the day.
The event will be a fun, informal evening where people can come and talk to the fostering team and foster carers to find out more about fostering, what it entails and why we need foster carers.
New foster carers are always wanted and Hackney particularly wants to attract people who can offer a loving home to teenagers, young mothers and babies, siblings and children with disabilities.
During the next two weeks, Hackney’s fostering team, together with fostering services all over the UK, will be raising the profile of fostering and highlighting the need for more foster carers to come forward.
Debra Douglas from Woodford Green, Essex, decided to become a Hackney foster carer 16 years ago and has gone on to care for more than 200 children in that time.
Fostering is a career that changes lives. Debra is one of more than 140 carers currently registered with Hackney’s Fostering service. However, there are many ‘looked after children’ in the borough and more foster carers are required.
Hackney asks people from all backgrounds to think about fostering, although right now, we would like more carers from the White, African, Caribbean and mixed-racial communities, in order to reflect the diversity of children in care.
There are a many types of fostering schemes that provide care for a range of children and young people with different needs. These include long and short-term foster placements, multidimensional treatment foster care, disabilities and mother and baby placements.
For more information about fostering in Hackney come along to the event or visit our Fostering pages.
Page updated: 15 Jun 2010
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