LGBT+ Adoption & Fostering Week
Futures For Children is proud to support LGBT+ Fostering and Adoption week, running 4 - 10 March
LGBT+ Fostering and Adoption week is organised by New Family Social, a UK network for LGBT adoptive and foster families.
At Futures for Children we understand that there is no such thing as a ‘typical’ foster carer. Our foster carers come from many backgrounds with different life experiences and no matter what those differences are, we celebrate them, because this is what makes them who they are, ‘Ordinary people doing Extraordinary things’.
We would like to celebrate with a special shout out to all of our LGBT+ foster carers who have helped change the lives of the children and young people placed with them. More LGBT+ foster carers are needed, so if you think you could offer a child stability and love, please get in touch, we would love to hear from you.
Our amazing carers, Cat & Jo share their fostering experience so far.
During the Summer of 2019 an article was released from an interview with a young carer whose situation had become so desperate that she felt like there was no option but to ‘put herself into foster care’. At age 15, Laura Kinsley, spent nine months in foster care after not receiving adequate support. Read more here.
Meet Cat & Jo
"We are Cat and Jo, from Kent and we have been fostering for 6 months.
We decided to start fostering to open our home to children who need a loving home and support. I've worked with children with additional needs and disabilities before so we didn't rule this out.
We haven't been fostering long but our best memories are from creating memories for the children with days out, and for when there are little "wins".
If someone was unsure about fostering, we would say, do the research, ask lots of questions and speak to people who are already fostering.
The young person we currently have in placement is 10 years old from a background of neglect. She has lots of additional needs.
Our young person is in mainstream school in the local area. She can be quite controlling of situations because she wasn't able to have any control over her early childhood but we are working in negotiations!
She requires lots of support, communication and reassurance. We've found that charts work quite well and lots of incentives.
We chose to foster with Futures For Children because of their prompt responses when we were doing our research, their honesty and the available support. They were very good at explaining everything to us and we felt comfortable with them. Also, that they always acted in the best way for a child."
During the Summer of 2019 an article was released from an interview with a young carer whose situation had become so desperate that she felt like there was no option but to ‘put herself into foster care’. At age 15, Laura Kinsley, spent nine months in foster care after not receiving adequate support. Read more here.
Interested in Becoming a Foster Carer?
We're pleased that you would like to register your interest in fostering with Futures Group.
- Have a spare bedroom
- Are over 21 years of age (there is no upper age limit)
- Have experience of interacting with children or young people
We're always looking for foster carers from different cultural, religious and racial backgrounds, single people, couples (whether married or living together, with or without children). Together we can make a difference to children's lives.