Call goes out formore potentialfoster carers

That is the question being asked by East Sussex County Council this week as Foster Care Fortnight gets underway.

“Fostering is immensely rewarding,” said Anita Butler, a foster carer who has recently transferred from an agency to foster with East Sussex County Council.

“You can have difficult days. Many children who come into care find it difficult to trust and have confidence in the adults around them. As a carer you help promote self confidence by sharing your life, home and providing opportunities and experiences that hopefully enable each child to reach their full potential.

“You have so much support from the local authority. It’s not like you are left on your own to deal with things, there is always someone there to help, 24 hours a day.”

Social workers and foster carers will be available at Priory Meadow Shopping Centre in Hastings on May 21 from 11am - 2pm to chat to anyone interested in fostering for East Sussex County Council.

For more information on fostering visit www.eastsussex.gov.uk/fostering