Our Winter event
The Fostering Service organises an event each year in appreciation and as a thank you to our foster carers to acknowledge their hard work and achievements for the year. Present at this event will be the Lord Mayor and key councillors responsible for children and families, alongside senior managers from the Looked After Children service and members of staff from the Fostering Service.
It is a wonderful way to get into the festive spirit, enjoy some food and a hot drink, and a great opportunity to get together with the wider fostering community and network with others.
One of our carers said:
"It was good to be introduced to people I normally only speak to on the phone and to catch up with other foster carers".
We recognise that our foster carers and their families do an amazing job to manage this period of time where situations can at times become difficult and sensitive. They aim to create positive memories for the children and young people that they care for, whilst trying to balance this against the usual busyness of the time of year and the needs of their own birth family.
