ROADSHOW COMES TO BRIGG

Brigg Farmers' Market later this month will feature one of the fostering roadshows.


Brigg Farmers' Market will be the setting for one of the roadshows on foster care being run by North Lincolnshire Council during Foster Care Fortnight.
The authority is backing the nationwide Foster Care Fortnight campaign to encourage more people to come forward and be trained as foster carers.
Foster carers in North Lincolnshire cared for more than 150 children last year. The area currently has 87 foster carers providing mainstream and short-break care for children and young people in North Lincolnshire.
But there is a national shortage of foster carers with nearly 10,000 more needed across the UK.
North Lincolnshire Council is backing Foster Care Fortnight, a nationwide drive to urge more people to consider fostering, from May 16-29.
Under the strapline “Fostering: Time to Care”, Foster Care Fortnight aims to encourage a diverse range of people with the right skills and qualities to foster to come forward to meet the needs of children in care.
The council’s Fostering Service is working hard over the two-week period to highlight just how important foster carers are, and giving advice to people who want to find out more. It hopes people will consider looking at their own skills and qualities which could enable them to be a great foster carer.
The Fostering Service will be out and about in North Lincolnshire on special fostering roadshows. Stalls at various venues will enable anyone to come and informally find out more about fostering.
You’ll be able to take home information packs and speak to Fostering Service staff that will answer questions and give sound advice.
There will also be information about supported lodgings and the Butterflies Short Break Scheme, which provides support and short breaks to parents of children with disabilities.
A roadshow will be held at Brigg Farmers’ Market on Saturday, May 28, 9am to 3pm.
Others will take place in Epworth, Scunthorpe and Barton.
Fostering is a way people can provide a family life for children who cannot live with their own parents, reasons for this may include; neglect, family breakdown, bereavement or illness.
Often children will return home once the problems that have caused them to come into foster care have been resolved. In other cases children will stay in long-term foster care, move to an adoptive family or go on to live independently.
If you would like to learn more about fostering call 01652 656005, visit www.northlincs.gov.uk/fostering or contact The Fostering Service, 38 West Street Scawby, Brigg, DN20 9AN.
People can also find out more by visiting the Foster Care Fortnight event page at www.facebook.com/northlincscouncil

A North Lincolnshire Council spokesman said: “Anyone who thinks they might be able to provide a caring home for a child or young person is urged to get in touch and start making a difference.
“Many people tend to think only married couples can foster or people in long term relationships, but many more people are eligible.
“There are no restrictions on marital status or age. It is important for us to recruit a wide variety of people from all walks of life as the children and young people we care for have such diverse needs.”





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