Barnardo’s Scotland has urged would-be carers to come forward for their Change A Life campaign. West Dunbartonshire a 2.4 per cent rise in children living in foster care in the last five years alone. Not enough people come forward to give vulnerable children and young people now desperatley need nurturing homes.
Barnardo’s Scotland makes sure foster carers never ‘go it alone’, meticulously matching carers to children. It provides them with specialist foster carer classes and close, on-going, one-on-one help.
Laura Hadley-Stove, Barnardo’s Scotland west manager, said: “Loving foster care is crucial to giving vulnerable children the happy home they so desperately need and deserve. However too many never experience this, because there simply aren’t enough foster carers to go around to care for the most vulnerable youngsters. Single or in a couple, black or white, same-sex or heterosexual; we are asking would-be carers across East and West Dunbartonshire to come forward and help change a child’s life.
For more information visit www.barnardos.org.uk/changealife.
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