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Explore foster care relationships in different types of fostering and their capacity to change lives with insights from a clinical psychologist who works with foster carers in the North East.

We're marking Foster Care Fortnight 2025 with the launch of a brand-new film based on this year's theme of "The Power of Relationships," which highlights the importance of all the connections in fostering.

To celebrate Foster Care Fortnight we have teamed up with Smooth Radio to host a series of events across the North East. These events are a fantastic opportunity to meet our teams, learn more about fostering options, the children and young people we support and discover how fostering could work for you.

In the North East, the number of teens who need supportive role models has risen. If you're considering fostering, could you share your home to shape a teen's future?

Wondering what foster carer training is like? Read what you can expect at a Skills to Foster Training course delivered near you by Foster with North East.

What's it like to be part of the Foster with North East foster carer buddy scheme? Read how a buddy has helped other carers and how they support your fostering journey.

Learn how you can make a difference by fostering North East teenagers with your local council. Will you support and guide a teen to help change their life?

Explore differences between private and council fostering and reasons to choose local authority fostering. Plus, read experiences of council foster carers.

The Foster with North East advert features the voices and stories of children and young people in foster care in our region as they share what fostering means to them.

Find out what it's like being part of a Mockingbird constellation from those who are part of the programme with Foster with North East. Hear from foster carers, children and social workers.

As a foster carer of babies, toddlers and young children, moving children from foster care to adoption is something you may need to do. Find out about the process, your role in it and foster carer experiences.

Minister for Children, Families and Wellbeing, David Johnston, met with North East foster carers to hear their experiences of the Mockingbird fostering support programme.