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Wirral Borough Council has announced that its “Walks Of Life” campaign has resulted in more than 200 queries from potential foster carers looking to care for vulnerable children and young people in the borough.

The council says that a new foster carer is needed every 20 minutes across the UK – Wirral’s Pledge Champion for Vulnerable Children, Councillor Treena Johnson, has reiterated the need to carry on raising awareness of the issue.

Speaking at a special event in Birkenhead Park to mark one year since the foster carer recruitment campaign was launched, Cllr Johnson said:

“Our foster carers are the best of Wirral – opening up your homes, your lives and your hearts to give support, encouragement and love to a young person in need is truly exceptional.

“People like you make me so proud to call this borough home.”

Walks Of Life was launched at the Light Cinema in New Brighton one year ago, with a campaign that used film, advertising and social media to dispel myths about foster caring – including misconceptions around who can foster.

The latest phase of the campaign “Time to Foster, Time to Care” was launched during Foster Care Fortnight in May this year – and this phase is looking at the need to recruit carers for children over the age of ten, as well as teenagers and sibling groups, while maintaining its drive to recruit foster carers for children of all ages and backgrounds.

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