Emma has been a foster carer for 5 years. Emma recently spoke to us about her first year as a foster carer which we hope will both enlighten and reassure any new or potential foster carers.
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Christine, recently received an MBE from The Duke of Cambridge for her services to fostering. She has been a foster carer for over 44 years and in that time has fostered more than 250 babies and children from the Rotherham area.
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“Most of the children we have had are still in contact with us, indeed three of them come monthly to visit us. I am proud that we have given them all love and attention and by doing so given them pride and belief in themselves.”
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“Seeing the changes over the months we've had them is really good. Plus seeing their little faces smiling when they see us is so rewarding. We feel like we are doing something right too.”
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“I have only had one placement but I am pleased to have been able to get to know one child over 7 years and to know that my part in his development has been and continues to be important and valued.”
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After all this time, Denise and John say they ‘would not have changed anything for the world. We still foster and try to give the children in our care all the love, care and stability in a secure home that we can. We feel very proud of all our children and foster children.’
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Andrea has been a foster carer in Rotherham for six years and her favourite thing about being a part of the Fostering Rotherham team is how close and supportive the team are. Whether it’s personal support or great turn-outs for events, she feels that it has been easy for both carers and children to make friends.
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Becky loves the sense of achievement that comes with being a foster carer and being able to give them new opportunities: “You feel you have made a difference.” For Becky, it’s not just about the big milestones in their lives, “It’s a sense of achievement that we helped a little towards making their day that bit brighter.”
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Throughout her years as a foster carer, Linda has faced some tougher times, taking on challenging placements with children with specialist and complex needs but she feels that with each challenge comes a reward “when each child leaves, they leave with a piece of your heart.”
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“I wouldn’t chose to do anything else. From the heart stopping moment when a child who has no reason to trust, places their hand in yours to being so proud that the young person who struggles daily with anxiety puts others needs before their own…”
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In just two years as a foster carer, Sarah has been able to experience some amazing milestones with her foster children such as watching them learn to swim, gain confidence in outdoor activities and learning to enjoy books.
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Victoria began her fostering journey 5 years ago after watching an item on local news programme, Calendar. She had always known she wanted to care for people, whether it be for the elderly or for young people, the report on Calendar News explained that Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council was desperate for more in-house foster carers.
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Gillian has been a foster carer for Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council for 4 years. When considering fostering, Gillian already had 30 years experience of supporting her in-laws who have been fostering for 40 years, so after she was able to take redundancy from her job in the NHS, fostering seemed to be the natural next step for her.
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Caron and Peter have been fostering for Rotherham for 12 months. In that time they have provided respite care for three children and had three children placed with them on a more permanent basis as well.
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“They have become part of our family. We often say we should have done it years before we did…’’
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