Real stories
Let us introduce you to some of the wonderful people who decided to foster with our partners across the North East. Here they kindly share their own experiences of fostering, talk about the children they have looked after over the years and offer advice on what others considering fostering may want to know.
A day in the life of Ann, a single parent foster carer looking after siblings
For single parent foster carer Ann, this is fostering, hear from her as she shares a busy day
A day in the life of foster carer Debbie
Discover what's life for foster carers Debbie and Mark as Debbie shares a day in the life a household with five children aged between six and 11, family dogs Peppa and George and a tank of around 20 fish in the mix.
A day in the life of foster carer Michelle, who works in a school and fosters too
Hear from foster carer Michelle as she shares what a typical day for her looks like as a foster carer who works and how systems and routines help her balance her job in a school with her role as a foster carer.
A day in the life of foster carer and Mockingbird hub carer, Parveen
Hear from specialist foster carer and Mockingbird Home Hub carer, Parveen, as she shares what her days look like and why she wouldn't change what she does.
A day in the life of foster carer, Lynne
Hear from foster carer and former nurse, Lynne, who shares her day as a single parent foster carer looking after two boys alongside her role as a care worker and running her own business.
A day in the life of foster carers Kay and Bryn
Hear from Kay what life is like for foster carers to babies and young children, Kay and Bryn, and discover how Kay's career in early years brought the couple into fostering.
A day in the life of foster carers Paula and Marie
A day in the life of foster carers to three young people, Paula and Marie. Find out what life is like fostering teenagers.
A day in the life of baby foster carers John and Clare
John and Clare share their everyday and how their life has changed since becoming foster carers
A day in the household of foster carers Derek and Marie
Foster carers Marie and Derek share how fostering has given them a very full and rewarding family life.
From nursing to fostering - by retired health visitor Sharon
Sharon Brewster was a nurse working with children and babies before becoming a part time health visitor and realising her dream to become a foster carer. Now retired from the NHS but still a foster carer, Sharon describes fostering as a rollercoaster with challenges but many rewards and says the empathy, understanding, and care she used every day in her healthcare roles have proven just as vital for fostering.
Gavin and Stefan's fostering story
Gavin and Stefan share their story of being short-term foster carers, their experiences as LGBT foster carers and looking after a baby with a plan for adoption.
From police to fostering family by children of foster carers, Elisha and Nieve
What's life like for adoptive and birth children in a fostering family? We spoke Elisha and Nieve whose police officer and teaching assistant parents decided to foster when one of the sisters left home. Here, they share their experiences and insight as older children of foster carers.
