Appeal for Foster Carers a Success

The Lancashire Evening Post's appeal togenerate 1,000 enquiriesfrom people interested in becoming foster carers has been a success. So far, Lancashire County Council's fostering team has received 948 emails and phone call enquiries since the campaign was launched on October 3rd. About 1 in 10 initial enquiries result in people becoming foster parents.

County Coun Susie Charles, cabinet member for children and schools said: “I am delighted to hear we’ve had so many phone calls and visits to our website in the past month and I’m sure the excellent coverage we’ve had in the Lancashire Evening Post has boosted that number. Please keep us in mind because the need doesn’t go!
“We always need more foster carers, but it may be that people who visit our website need time to think about whether fostering is for them.”
Gill Green, the manager in charge of recruiting foster carers for Lancashire, said: “We have been thrilled with the response to the campaign and hope many of the initial enquiries result in more people becoming foster carers.”

 Of course, it is not only Lancashire that is in need of new foster carers, there is a shortage everywhere so if you are interested, whether it be fostering in Dublin, Manchester, of Edinburgh, don't be afraid of getting in touch through the relevant channels.