Gloucestershire Fostering

Gloucestershire County Council foster carer, Shelagh, started fostering because she felt she still had a lot to give after her adoptive children had grown up.
Do you have the space in your home and the time to care for a #Gloucestershire child? Give us a ring on 01242 532654.
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"Things do get better."
Can you guide a young person like Jas to a brighter future?
Change the life of a teenager by fostering for Gloucestershire County Council.
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Our final event of #fcf19 takes place tomorrow outside Lindt chocolate shop at Gloucester Quays Retail Outlet in Gloucester.
If you come along, you can talk to a foster carer about how you can #changeafuture like they have AND you may also get to see a couple of tall ships ahead of Gloucester Tall Ships!

Interested in providing short breaks for children with disabilities? Here's an opportunity to find out more.

Going to university and learning to drive - something every young person should have the opportunity to do.
Sometimes it's the simple things that can #changeafuture.
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Support groups are such an important part of being a foster carer. They offer an environment where you can learn, get advice and share your ups and downs with others in the same situation.
Our monthly #Gloucester support group is a warm, lively bunch of people who help each other and cheer each other along.
Here they are showing their support for #fcf19.
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Are you approaching retirement and ready for a new challenge?
As he approached retirement from Gloucestershire Constabulary, Richard and his wife decided to become foster carers and it's been the best thing they've ever done.
Get in touch if you feel you've still got lots to give!
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Foster carer Emma is in Regent Arcade Shopping Centre right now, ready to talk about her experience of changing futures. Come and chat if you’re in the area!
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Did you know that we have support groups of foster carers in different parts of Gloucestershire?
Here are some of the fantastic carers changing lives in the Stonehouse, Stroud and Dursley area showing their support for #fcf19.
Get in touch if you could #changeafuture like these foster carers!

Have you ever wondered how your own children would be affected by fostering? Henry talks about some of the ways that his life has been changed by growing up in a fostering family.
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Sara and her family love having a busy household. Here she talks about how fostering has changed their lives.
Contact us if you would like to find out how you can change the future of a local child by fostering for Gloucestershire County Council.
Visit www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/fostering or call our friendly team on 01242 532654.
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Such a lovely example of how fostering can change a future!

We believe that foster care changes futures - the futures of fostered children and the futures of the families, like Philippa's, who care for them.
Contact us if you would like to find out how you can change a future by fostering for Gloucestershire County Council.
Visit www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/fostering or call our friendly team on 01242 532654.
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Find out how you can change the future of a local child by fostering. Attend our fostering open day this Saturday to find out more or visit www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/fostering for other events.
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The team is gearing up to speak to lots of people this #FCF19 who are interested in finding out how they can #changeafuture by fostering a local child.
Find out more on our website www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/fostering or give us a ring on 01242 532654.