Our children in care

Children enter foster care for many reasons. Each child will bring their own strengths, hopes and dreams -just like anyone. What all children in care have in common is the need for a loving, safe, supportive home. That’s where Fostering Rotherham and you come in.

Below, we share stories of some of our young people who need fostering. Could you make a difference to Aemon or Ella's life?

Bob and Dawn's story

Foster carers Bob and Dawn currently foster three teenage girls. They recently spoke to us about their experience of fostering.

Claire's story- Teenagers in care, in our own words

Claire is a Rotherham teenager who has been in foster care for the last five years. Claire told us what it’s like to be a teenager in care.

Meredith’s Fostering Story- Fostering Teenagers

Grandmother Meredith has been a foster carer for over 10 years in the Rotherham borough. Meredith shares what it's like to foster teenagers.

Kelly’s story- a teenager in care

Rotherham teenager Kelly is cared for by foster carers Bob and Dawn. Kelly’s fostering experience is incredibly positive and inspiring.

Mary-Alice’s Fostering Story- Fostering Teenagers

Mary-Alice has been fostering for over 20 years. She spoke to us about her experience of fostering in Rotherham.

Fostering children with disabilities

Our service manager for Children with Disabilities shares his stories of young people whose lives have been transformed by foster care.