Meeting Cultural Needs Of Foster Children

Our Foster Carer stories

To read more about some of our carers and watch their videos, you can click on the stories below. We’ve got carers across England and everyone is on their own journey. The one thing they all have in common is the difference they make to building brighter futures for the children and young people they support.

Robin’s Story: From Nursing to Foster Carer…

Our house has always been known as a refuge in our local village, but I guess you could say we started our fostering journey when our youngest was fourteen and he brought home a friend who needed a pl...

Sid’s Story: The Role of Culture in Fostering…

The urge to foster has always been there for me, I love children and knew they would be part of my life one way or another. Although you might not have believed that if you met me when I was younger! ...

Trish & Phil’s Story: A Therapeutic Approach to Fostering with MATTS…

I'd worked with people with disabilities for 35 years when I decided that I wanted a change. Phil and I had talked about fostering in the past as our children had left home. I was feeling like the hou...

Katrina’s Story: Keeping Siblings Together…

When my husband and I began our fostering journey back in 2021, it was with the intention of fostering siblings. With two spare rooms, I knew that I wanted to help vulnerable children but also help ke...

Saiqa’s Story: The Fostering Family…

Growing up I loved watching my mum’s neighbour, who fostered, care for and then eventually adopt a young girl who lived with them. We were friends and I remember listening to her stories when I ...

Ben’s Story: The Power of Support Groups…

My wife, Shelley, and I have always been in helping roles. I've worked with young offenders for many years and Shelley supports adults with learning disabilities. Our jobs had always felt meaningful, ...

My niche as a parent & child foster carer… Meet Pat

“What I love about parent and child placements, is when the mum or dad finally form that special bond with the baby. It is so rewarding to watch, and I feel privileged to be part of that special...

From teacher to foster carer… Meet Donna & Steve

“Our fostering journey began with two little ones who needed lots of patience and nurturing. We had some very happy days and also some not so happy ones, but the children’s progress made e...

Meet Steve and Emma

Emma and I had been talking about fostering for a while, but when we moved into a home with a spare room we decided it was the right time for us. We spotted an advert for Capstone Foster Care UK on so...