Foster carers transform children and young people’s lives. They provide a loving, caring, safe home and nurture an environment where they feel secure, valued and belong. Foster carers, kinship carers, supported lodgings providers and independent visitors all provide unwavering support and are a fundamental part of providing permanence and belonging for children in care.
Last month I was sent a video message that one of our children in care had sent to his Independent Reviewing Officers (IRO), to say (in his words) ‘thank you for sorting out permanency – I’m happy!’ What was most wonderful about this message is the affirmation of how important permanency is for children in our care. This young person had been living with his foster carers for 15 months and was over the moon when the decision was made that this would be his home, permanently. This is obvious though, isn’t it? We all want to belong, to feel secure and supported, a sense of acceptance, inclusion and identity for us all, with those we love and live with.
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