Foster Care Fortnight 2025
Today marks the start of Foster Care Fortnight – the perfect opportunity to celebrate the love, care and support provided by foster carers to children and young people in East Ayrshire.
It’s also a chance to highlight the transformative power of fostering and how it enriches not only the lives of children and young people but the lives of the foster carers themselves.
The Ordinary can be Extraordinary
This year focuses on the ordinary, everyday moments in a child’s life which, following great change and uncertainty, are actually extraordinary moments for a child placed in foster care.
After experiencing changing circumstances and the emotional upset of living away from their birth parents, children may feel understandably insecure and anxious about life in foster care.
This is why everyday moments with their foster parents, like watching television together, eating breakfast and helping with the dishes, signify normality and stability and ultimately mean so much more.
Thinking of becoming a foster carer?
Here’s what some foster carers in East Ayrshire have to say about their journeys so far…
“We find it rewarding to see children grow in confidence, start to play and enjoy their childhood as they deserve.”
“You are in for a journey you will never forget. Don’t be afraid to ask for help. We are all here to help you.”
“It’s the most rewarding role ever [and] knowing that we’re helping kids at their most vulnerable time is the best feeling in the world.”
“Helping children to thrive and find themselves has got to be one of the most rewarding things ever.”
“The children we care for have come so far in believing in themselves. They are deserving of what other children can take for granted.”
“Do it! While it is challenging and hard work, it is the most rewarding and fulfilling thing we have done”.
