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What foster carers and children say

Read, watch and listen to the following testimonials from some of our young people and foster carers across the UK:

Love, warmth and cuddles

Beverly [ex-foster child]'s account of the love and care she received from her foster parents.

Beverly's carers became her foster parents and as she says "her second mum and dad". Beverly says: "This [my foster home] is the best possible thing that I could be given. The video was kindly made by Channel M and aired on Real Radio as part of TACT Fostering - North West's foster carer recuitment campaign.

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TACT foster carers call for people to consider fostering as a career

Rhian and Alan are foster carers with the charity and independent fostering agency (IFA) TACT Maethu/Fostering. They are passionate about looking after some of the most vulnerable children and young people in Wales. Listen to what they say about fostering young people with the children's charity, TACT Maethu/Fostering:

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Become a foster carer for TACT Fostering - Scotland

Looked after children tell us what they want from their foster carers

Scottish children's charity, TACT Fostering - Scotland has directly involved the creativity of children in care, aged 10 and 11 in its colourful campaign to recruit foster carers. TACT Fostering in Scotland believes that children's assertion that fostering is 'the most important job in the world' is a powerful one and well worth airing. The animation was kindly produced by the Scottish design and production agency "ThinkTastic".

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Foster carers for TACT West Midlands call for more people to consider fostering

Elisa Roberts, one of TACT's foster carers in the region who participated to the radio campaign explains: “I felt honoured taking part. I think one of the reasons I participated is because a lot of people are not aware of how much foster carers are needed. Since I’ve been a foster carer, it touched me and I realised how important it is to foster. It’s about being aware that you can foster care. And it’s more to do with just getting the word out there.”

First foster care testimonial:

Listen to another testimonial on fostering:

Listen to more testimonials about fostering a child with TACT Fostering - West Midlands on http://bit.ly/oHnNkQ

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What foster care taught me - a celebration of fostering

This short film has been put together by TACT to celebrate the positive experiences that fostering can bring, not only to a foster child but everyone involved. Watch TACT carers, children who foster, care leavers and others reflect on how fostering has enriched their lives.

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"They [my foster carers] make sure I am happy. If I want to talk about anything they listen and help… I wish I could have come to foster care earlier." Courtney, TACT young person

"The reward for me is to see a child flourish and blossom in my care. It is a thrilling achievement, not only for me but for the child and everyone involved and to be seen to do the professional job that you were trained for. Fostering has done more for me than any nine-to-five job could have ever done." Jenny, TACT foster carer in South London

"I was really scared before I was fostered. […] Then, I became a TACT foster child and I really like where I am living because they [my foster carers] help me with lots of different things and they take me on holidays when they don’t have to." Nicola, TACT young person, wrote this whilst at the Abergavenny Junior Rugby club festival, 2-3 May 2009

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BBC Breakfast programme - 25 May 2009

Watch the following interview of one of our foster carer following her recent move into fostering as her own interior design business was suffering from the recession. The programme focuses on fostering as a career, especially being an option to those hit by the economic downturn. The feature wraps up the Foster Care Fortnight campaign launched by the Fostering Network.

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Bridge FM radio interview - 11 May 2009

Listen to this interview of two of our Welsh foster carers accompanied with Mike Anthony, TACT Area Manager for Wales, for the launch of the Foster Care Fortnight campaign on Bridge FM, 106.3.