Starting a New Year
Posted 23 January 2024
As we embark on a new chapter beginning the year 2024 at Footprints Foster Care, we reflect on the success of our foster carers and Footprints team and get excited for what is to come in the next 12 months.
The rewards, the support, the growth and the development; in the last 12 months we have given our readers the chance to see fostering in the words of our carers and social workers.
Overall, Footprints has succeeded in providing over 30 children and young people care whether that be long or short term, we were there to help. When carers needed extra out of hours support, we were there to help. When carers needed some respite or childcare, we were there to help.
In times of great difficulty and strain on the foster care system, due to a 12% decline of carers within England, over 7,000 foster families are needed across the UK to combat the rising demand of children in foster care. Without this, the fostering system will find it hard to place children near to their families as they extend reach outside of counties.
Our pledge for 2024 is to continue working for the foster carers and families, providing them the utmost care and support, and hopefully we can publicise the rewards and life-changing benefits of becoming a carer to recruit and help reduce the national shortage.
Over the next year, we will be looking into some interesting topics within foster care – stay tuned for more!