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There are 50,000 children in foster care on any given day in the UK. More foster carers are needed to provide these children with safe and caring homes while they are unable to live with their own families. Currently, there is a shortage of over 10,000 foster carers in the UK.

Foster Care Fortnight is an annual campaign which raises the profile of fostering and highlights the need for more foster carers, co-ordinated by the Fostering Network. It is the ideal time for anyone considering fostering to get in touch with their local fostering service. Find your local fostering service.

Visit the campaign website dedicated to recruiting foster carers at www.fostercarefortnight.co.uk.

Foster Care Fortnight 2009

Foster Care Fortnight 2009 will run from 11 May to 25 May. Visit the dedicated campaign website, www.fostercarefortnight.co.uk, where further information will be posted as soon as it becomes available.

Foster Care Fortnight 2007 and the faces of foster care

In 2007, 27 foster families from around the UK shared their experiences in a new promotional film about fostering and leant their support throughout Foster Care Fortnight. Download more information on the Faces of Foster Care DVD, and details of how to order.

Fostering service members of the Fostering Network can download a toolkit to help make the most of the recruitment opportunities offered by Foster Care Fortnight.

For more information contact Helen Clarke, recruitment campaign co-ordinator on 020 7620 6407 or email helen.clarke@fostering.net