Devon County Council have welcomed the Government’s announcement to recruit 10,000 new foster carers by 2029.
The plans, backed with £88 million over the next two years, are part of a government drive to provide more loving homes to vulnerable children while improving support for foster carers and tackling the shortage of carers.
Declining numbers of fostering households is a national issue, and in Devon the number of approved fostering households has fallen by a third since 2020. You can read the full story here.
As part of our efforts to recruit more foster carers in Devon, we will be holding an in-person event on the 20 March. Hearts and Homes: A Fostering Devon Conference will be held at The Future Skills Centre in Exeter.
The event is an opportunity for anyone who wants to find out more about fostering to meet with Devon’s fostering team and explore how we can help create safe, loving homes for children and young people in Devon. There will be sessions from 10am–12noon and 1pm-3pm. Find out more on our events page.
If you’re aged over 21 and have a spare bedroom and want to support a child to have improved life chances you can find out more about becoming a foster carer by contacting us.