This month (15th-28th May), Hull City Council will be celebrating national Fostering Fortnight.
There is a national shortage of foster carers and Hull is no different. The council is calling on more potential people to consider joining its fostering community to provide safe and loving homes to children and young people in care.
Speaking about her experiences of fostering with Hull Fostering, foster carer Nora said;
“We started fostering in December 2014. I remember sitting upstairs in Kenworthy House, quite nervously but excited, waiting to see if we’d passed our panel. The process was a lot easier than we thought but very thorough.”
“I remember when I was at school, there were a couple of key people in my life that really made a difference to me, and I think that’s where that desire comes from. I never knew anything about foster carers growing up.”
“If I had to describe fostering, I would say, other than raising my own children, it’s the most rewarding thing I’ve done. I would say most fostering households, including ours, you get a mix of love, laughter, tears sometimes, some days are good, some days are a bit tougher than others. But by far it is something worth doing.”
“It, and this may sound a little strange, it makes your heart smile. That’s the only way I can describe it, it’s just an amazing thing to do.”
If you’d like to more information this Fostering Fortnight, please contact Hull Fostering to learn more.