Released on: May 11, 2011, 5:22 pm
Author:
Fostering People
Industry: Consumer Services
Fostering People will be holding a range of open days during Foster Care Fortnight 2011 to complement the agency’s ongoing foster carer recruitment campaign.
The Independent Fostering Agency, based in Nottingham, East Midlands, will stage the open days at its Head Office on Pavilion Road, Nottingham during the two weeks of Foster Care Fortnight 2011 (16th to 29th May 2011). The open days are being held on 18th and 25th May 2011. They will complement the agency’s existing and ongoing carer recruitment activities across the Midlands, Yorkshire, the North West and the North East of England.
Fostering People open days provide an opportunity for existing foster carers to share their experiences and for prospective foster carers to ask Fostering People staff and former carers about fostering and what's entailed in becoming a foster carer. Tea and coffee will be served as attendees take the opportunity to read through Fostering People’s literature and discuss their fostering ambitions.
Foster Care Fortnight 2011, an initiative from the Fostering Network, will work under the theme of 'time to care'. It is expected to provide Fostering People with a boost in applications from prospective foster carers through such initiatives as these information events and through an increased level of traffic to the organisation’s carer recruitment website. Foster Care Fortnight 2011 is expected to perform a vital role in raising awareness of fostering and addressing the shortfall of up to 10,000 foster carers across the UK.
Melissa Miller, Marketing Officer at Fostering People, describes the importance of Foster Care Fortnight 2011 in the agency's ongoing foster carer recruitment campaign: "On an annual basis, Foster Care Fortnight really helps to raise awareness of the need for foster carers across the UK.
"With so many young people needing foster homes, Fostering People is interested in hearing from anyone who is considering a full time professional career as a foster carer. Our foster carers come from all walks of life but all share a commitment and drive to care for children and young people. We really hope that Foster Care Fortnight 2011 generates further interest in fostering from the public and the year 2011 proves to be the time to care."
Based in Nottingham, Fostering People is a leading Independent Fostering Agency with over 220 children and young people in placements with their foster carers. The agency operates throughout the Midlands, North West and North East of England, offering children and young people high quality family placements matched to individual child or young person’s needs.
About Fostering People:
Fostering People, part of the Core Assets Group Ltd, is an Independent Fostering
Agency (IFA) based in Nottingham, England. It provides foster care services across
the East Midlands, West Midlands, Yorkshire, the North West and the North East of
England. Working in partnership with Local Authorities, Fostering People provides a
wide range of placements. The agency currently looks after over 220 children and
young people, and has over 140 foster carers registered.
Fostering People PR contact:
Rob Bloom
Online Copywriter
Central Services
Malvern View
Saxon Business Park
Hanbury Road
Stoke Prior
Bromsgrove
B60 4AD
01527 556480
www.fosteringpeople.co.uk