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Make the Connection:
Find out about fostering in Swindon
There’s a chance to learn about encourage more foster carers to
care for children in the town dur- help the growing number of young
ing national Foster Care Fortnight, people who are entering the social
Monday 1 to Sunday 14 June. care system. Foster carer Helen said
The annual campaign aims to raise she had thought about getting in
awareness of the need and attract touch with the council’s adoption
new foster carers. This year’s theme department for some time. “I just
is Fostering: Make a Connection. wanted to put something good back
Finding sufficient numbers of the into society.
right carers is a challenge faced “I thought being single, they
by all fostering services, including wouldn’t want me, but I got some
Swindon. courage up, spoke to some people
Across the UK, around 27,000 and they encouraged me to go
children will need a foster carer ahead.
this year alone and the Fostering “The support I received made me
Network estimates a further 8,600 feel welcome. Swindon do a very
We offer
01793 433705 new foster carers are required to good buddy service, so you’re never
FIXED FEES
FREE HOME VISITS
Will Writers and LPA Specialists 32-33 Commercial Road help meet this demand, including on your own, you’re always part of
Farsight Wills Swindon, SN1 5NS 600 in the South West. the team.
“I would say go for it, I’ve never
Every day, over 63,000 children
live with 55,000 foster families looked back since I’ve started fos-
Our services include: across Britain. A shortage of foster tering; I just want to go on further
Will Writing carers means some children have to and help more children.”
Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA) live too far from family and friends, Foster Carers receive on-going
Guardianship for children change school and be split up from training and an allowance. There is
Protection Against Care Home Fees brothers and sisters. More caring someone available 24 hours a day,
families mean a larger number of
seven days a week to call to provide
Pre-paid Funeral Plans
children being able to live with the support.
We offer fixed fees and FREE HOME VISITS if required. right foster carer and not be moved For more information call 01793
around the care system. 465700 or go to:
Swindon Borough Council is www.fosteringadoptionswindon.
Farsight Wills Ltd is an appointed representative of New Leaf Will Writers Federation Ltd. Company Registration No.7891401
part of the national campaign to org.uk

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