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What do foster carers do?

Posted on 10.22.16 by Jackie Latham

Foster carers are ordinary people who open up their hearts and homes to provide care to other people’s children. Some children/young people need to live in foster care for a short period of time whilst others need a home for a longer period of time. It is difficult to be specific about timescales as this depends on the family circumstance of the child/young person. Some children cannot return home to live with their parent/s and they move from the foster carer’s home to adoptive families. When children/young people are placed in foster care by social services they are referred to as ‘Looked After Children’ (LAC).

Foster carers are involved in helping children/young people keep in touch with their parents, extended family, friends and local community.

There is an opportunity to learn more about what foster carers do before making a commitment by participating in a free three day information course run by the agency.

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