Terry Galloway, founder of the Care Leaver Offer, says that prejudice among neighbours about children in care is hindering planning applications to open up homes.
Objections range from associating children in care with crime, lowering of house prices and views that looked-after children should not be housed in residential areas.
"The presence of children from the care system will lower the value of our properties and increase crime rates in the area,” said one neighbour objecting to the opening of a home in their area.
“We do not want our neighbourhood associated with troubled kids. It will ruin the character of our community," details another objection.
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