Your First Fostering Lesson.

Right now, there are over 80,000 children in care across the UK. That number continues to grow, but the number of foster families is shrinking.

The gap between children who need homes and carers available to provide them has never been wider. In some areas, children wait weeks — or even months — before a suitable placement is found.

This isn't about statistics. It's about a 7-year-old sleeping in an emergency placement 60 miles from their school. It's about siblings being separated because no single home can take them both.

Fostering isn't charity. It's a professional role that comes with training, support, and financial allowances. But it starts with people like you being willing to learn more.