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In today’s society, it’s easy for people to be absorbed in their own busy lives and forget or disregard the looming social issues that continue to grow every day.
The figures speak for themselves: as of March 2013, there were 50,900 children living with foster families in England, which is 78 per cent of the 64,850 children in care who are looked after outside their original homes.
In order to combat this growing social problem, it is estimated that 7,350 foster families need to be recruited over the next 12 months, to add to the 41,000 foster families in England at the moment.
If providing care for the more unfortunate children of society whose futures will be placed in your hands is something that interests you, get in touch with Fostering Solutions today.
What to do first
In order to save time, it’s important to assess your own suitability as a foster carer. The basic requirement is that you need to be over 21 and that you have a spare bedroom in your home for a child or young person to call their own
Further criteria include passing a Disclosure and Barring Service check, as well as possessing the experience and necessary skills to be able to take care of a young person adequately.
Aside from these requirements, consider whether you have a genuine wish to help someone and give them a better chance at fulfilling their potential.
Getting in touch with an agency
If you’re confident of your abilities as a foster carer and that you can make a real difference in a child’s life, you should contact a private fostering agency, such as Fostering Solutions, that is equipped to help you help a child.
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Make sure you and your foster child get the most out of it
Having great childcare skills is indeed a strong prerequisite when becoming a foster carer. However, taking care of a foster child often requires an extra set of skills. By upgrading your skills and knowledge of how to take care of children with potentially troubled backgrounds, you’ll be able to increase your chances of making a difference in the child’s life as well as your own. An agency, such as Fostering Solutions, will offer you comprehensive and relevant training to meet your needs and those of your foster child.
This will ensure that you’ll receive more foster care work in the future, as well as giving you greater confidence in dealing with young children and any issues they may have.
A lot of people shy away from the idea of foster care, thinking that it will be too difficult and emotionally exhausting. It’s certainly not easy but, by being a foster carer, you’ll be contributing to society in a significant way, by changing lives for the better.
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