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Somerset Council launches first county-wide fostering awareness week (25 January 2017)
Date: 25/01/2017
Somerset Council is urging more people to consider becoming foster parents as part of Somerset’s first county-wide fostering awareness week being held from 23 January to 29 January.
To mark Somerset Fostering Week, the council has drawn up ten qualities that foster carers need, including being flexible, patient, kind, consistent,
trustworthy, honest, understanding, available and being a good listener and having a good sense of humour.
Somerset Council Cabinet Member for Children and Families, Councillor Frances Nicholson, said:
“We need more people to become foster carers in Somerset – if you have all or most of the ‘Top Ten’ qualities, you will be a fantastic carer and make a real difference to children’s lives.
“We are looking for people from all walks of life to foster – you can be single, married or in a same sex relationship, own or rent your home, have children of your own or not.
“We need foster carers for children of all ages and backgrounds, including siblings, children with disabilities and unaccompanied asylum seeking children.
“We offer excellent training and a competitive weekly fee that increases over time in recognition of the skills, commitment and support foster carers provide. I encourage you to give us a call on 0800 587 9900, look at our website www.fosteradoptsomerset.org.uk or come to one of our events in Somerset Fostering Week to find out more – take the opportunity to do something amazing in 2017.”
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