Lyssa never imagined she’d be a foster care but an advert changed her life. Now she’s the foster parent of a teen boy and is fostering a baby waiting for adoption.
Paul and Mel had to pause their application to become foster carers following bereavement. They now look after foster siblings on a long-term placement.
Lucy and Allan’s daughter was eight when the family became foster carers, first with the local authority then National Fostering Group for better support.
After 27 years, 100+ foster children and an MBE, there’s clearly not much Judith doesn’t know about fostering. Here, she shares her experiences and advice.
Laura achieved her lifelong ambition to become a foster carer in 2021. She says ‘nothing prepares you for how strongly you’ll feel about your foster child’.
