Pandemic sees shortage in foster carers
At BALLYGLUNIN, Tuam, woman is spearheading this year’s National Fostering Week in a bid to recruit new foster carers for thousands of children who need a safe and loving home.
Kerry Hession, from Gortbeg, is a social care worker with Orchard Fostering, an agency tasked with advocating for children and placing them in homes around the country. She said the Covid pandemic has seen a rise in referrals and with a 2,000 shortfall between children in care and foster families, there has never been a greater need for new foster carers.
Kerry Hession, from Gortbeg, is a social care worker with Orchard Fostering, an agency tasked with advocating for children and placing them in homes around the country. She said the Covid pandemic has seen a rise in referrals and with a 2,000 shortfall between children in care and foster families, there has never been a greater need for new foster carers.