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Fostering is a powerful and transformational intervention system that ensure that children in need of care and protection find it within a family setting. Children are placed in care for various reasons including neglect and abuse. Depending on their situation, they may need anything from short-term care (emergency, respite etc) to long-term care (forever families).
In the UK foster care accounts for almost three quarters of all children in care. Currently there are over 100,000 children in foster care with 6,500 new foster carers urgently needed. Could you be one of those homes to offer love and support and help one of these children to thrive? |
What is a Forever Family?For some children in care, although they have contact with their birth parents, returning home is neither possible nor appropriate. They need the security of permanence. Moving a child from one set of carers to another does not help them through their emotional and behavioural difficulties; in fact, it generally exacerbates the situation. They need to work through their pain and know that they belong and are in a safe place, without fearing that one bad move will lead to further rejection. Cornerstone carers are committed to providing stable family life for as long as the children need them – even beyond their time in care – while at the same time preparing them for adult independence.
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