
Voices of Fostering
Voices of Fostering brought to you by National Fostering Group.
Everyone’s life takes a different path. As children and young people decisions can be made for us that shape our lives forever – whether for good or bad. As adults, we have the opportunity to make our own choices. And what we choose can have a positive impact on us and the world around us. Particularly if one of those choices is fostering. When you listen to the stories of children and young people whose lives have been touched by foster carers, you start to see the impact that fostering can have. When you decide to foster, it’s hard to imagine just how big a difference you could make. Not just to the young people you foster, but rippling out into countless other lives. Your choice to foster could transform the life chances of some of the most vulnerable people in society. In this podcast, you’ll hear young people who were fostered, birth children and foster carers talking openly and candidly about their experiences. You’ll get to understand why fostering can be simultaneously the most rewarding and the most challenging thing you’ll ever do and why embarking on this extraordinary journey changes people forever. If you’ve ever been curious about what it really means to foster, what difference it really makes, you’ll find the answers here.
Episodes
Tim - My Role as a Support Worker

Fiza - Creating a Warm Welcome

Garreth and Maya - A Daughters Perspective

Lucy - We are a family of foster carers!

Sue - My 18 year fostering journey

Ben and Jasmine - Supporting Carers and Children

Manda - Creating a Safe Haven

Darren: Fostering with Pride

Jo-Anne - From a Childhood Dream to Fostering Reality

Khaira - Growing Up in a Fostering Family

Hannah - Understanding Educational Support in Fostering

Travis - Moving from the Corporate world to Fostering!

Amy - Carrying on the Legacy

Corrina - From Teaching to Fostering

Nazia - From Social Work to Fostering

Sarah - The Journey and Role of a Carer Recruitment Officer!

Lisa - I grew up in a fostering family, now I work in fostering!

Theresa - My daughter encouraged me to foster!

Rachel - Fostering in the Armed Forces

Hilary - We have fostered for a decade!

Stefanie - The importance of self-care for foster carers

Ruth - I foster teenage asylum seekers

Our special episode with Joan Collins

Becoming a Foster Carer: Insights and FAQs with Nic

Rachel and David - Balancing Careers and Fostering
