I have fostered some lovely young people, of all ages. My last young person T left me 5 years ago as a nineteen-year-old and is now a nurse. We catch up every so often, but it’s enough to know that she is happy and settled, I am so proud of her. She was in shock when...
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Janet’s story
I have fostered some lovely young people, of all ages. My last young person T left me 5 years ago as a nineteen-year-old and is now a nurse. We catch up every so often, but it’s enough to know that she is happy and settled, I am so proud of her. She was in shock when she arrived The lovely young...
Alison’s story
I check emails and sort my to do list before I get my family out of bed, followed not long...
Angela’s story
I take a first look at my emails for anything that has come in overnight that might need my...
Pauline and Joe’s story
We must know how to protect our children from predatorsOnce our young person has left for school,...
What we look for in a foster carer
The responsibility for our own health and wellbeing to a certain extent, belongs to us all. However we understand that our culture and ethos influences levels of wellbeing and feeling of being supported. At To the Moon and Back Foster Care, we believe that there are some key factors that can determine whether our foster carers have a positive or a negative relationship with our organisation. These include:
- The knowledge that we are available and committed to supporting our foster carers at all times.
- The level of confidence felt by our carers as a result of their knowledge and skills, built as a result of the development we provide, especially in the subject of trauma informed care.
It’s how we do things around here
The responsibility for our own health and wellbeing to a certain extent, belongs to us all. However we understand that our culture and ethos influences levels of wellbeing and feeling of being supported. At To The Moon and Back, we believe that there are some key factors that can determine whether our foster carers have a positive or a negative relationship with our organisation. These include:
Relationship led support
FFoster carer support is an area debated frequently; it is regarded a measurement of an agency’s success. The levels that foster carers feel supported, determines an agency’s success. When foster carers feel happy with the service and support they receive they will tell others and we would prefer to increase our number of foster carers as result of our own carers recommendations.