Up, up & away! Appeal for more foster carers

Barnardo's NI appeals for more foster carers

Emer Byrne, a Barnardo’s foster carer for over 20 years who has fostered 12 children, together with Ben Rice from Barnardo’s Professional Fostering Service, hold 65 balloons representing the number of children taken into care on a daily basis in the UK*. As part of Foster Care Fortnight Emer is helping Barnardo’s appeal for more foster carers, particularly for children that wait the longest for a family - siblings, disabled children and older children. In Northern Ireland alone 2 children* are taken into care each day and over 100 extra foster carers are urgently needed.

To find out more about fostering contact Barnardo’s NI on T: 028 9065 2288  or barnardos.org.uk/fosteringandadoption.

*Figures supplied by the Fostering Network UK.

Last updated 11 years 10 months ago