Voices of Fostering brought to you by National Fostering Group. Everyone’s life takes a different path. As children and young people decisions can be made for us that shape our lives forever – whether for good or bad. As adults, we have the opportunity to make our own choices. And what we choose can have a positive impact on us and the world around us. Particularly if one of those choices is fostering. When you listen to the stories of children and young people whose lives have been touched by foster carers, you start to see the impact that fostering can h...
Callum - Blue Light Careers and Fostering
10 mins; March 31, 2026
Casey - The Power of Lived Experience in Foster Care Work
21 mins; March 17, 2026
Scott - Patience, Progress, and Second Chances
17 mins; March 10, 2026
Erin - Becoming an Older Sibling Through Fostering
13 mins; March 03, 2026
John - How Fostering Brought Our Family Closer
20 mins; February 24, 2026
Victoria - Bridge to Foster & Helping Children Move from Residential Care to Family Homes
11 mins; February 17, 2026
Mark - The Unexpected Rewards of Fostering
16 mins; February 10, 2026
Jon - Duke of Edinburgh's Award for Young People in Care
12 mins; February 03, 2026
Louise - The Power of Lived Experience in Fostering
23 mins; January 27, 2026
Susan - The Rewards of Respite Fostering
13 mins; January 13, 2026
Mandy - Beyond 18: How Her Home Became a Lifelong Haven
20 mins; December 16, 2025
Marisol - Finding Family Through Fostering: A Story of Music, Growth, and Love
19 mins; December 09, 2025
Natalie - Making a Difference: The Realities and Rewards of Fostering Teenagers
22 mins; November 25, 2025
Ann - 20 Years as a Fostering Family
24 mins; November 18, 2025
David & Rachael - Opening Hearts and Homes, an Inspiring Foster Family Journey
19 mins; November 11, 2025
Serwari - Fostering, Resilience, and Community
8 mins; November 04, 2025
Robert - From Fostering to Storytelling
10 mins; October 14, 2025
Robert - Building Families Through Fostering
27 mins; October 07, 2025
Hazel - Guiding New Foster Carers
18 mins; September 30, 2025
Joanne, Oliver and Max: The life of a fostering family
10 mins; September 23, 2025
Julie - Empowering Foster Families
11 mins; September 16, 2025
Derek - 29 Kids and Counting
13 mins; September 09, 2025
Meshak - Inside the National Fostering Group Book Club
18 mins; September 02, 2025
Gill - What is the Fostering Panel?
26 mins; August 26, 2025
Patrice Lawrence - The Journey of Storytelling
33 mins; August 19, 2025
Our special episode with Ashley John-Baptiste
20 mins; July 22, 2025
Valda - Building Positive Foundations
18 mins; July 15, 2025
Joann - Key Insights from an Assessment Manager
12 mins; July 08, 2025
Serwari - Market Stall to Fostering
12 mins; July 01, 2025
Paul - Fostering a Child with Autism
12 mins; June 24, 2025
Lloyd and Mary - Transferring to National Fostering Group
18 mins; June 17, 2025
Pat - One Year Later
19 mins; June 10, 2025
Darren and Kate - Exploring the Mockingbird Program
13 mins; June 03, 2025
Ali - My Mum was fostered!
21 mins; May 27, 2025
Tariq - Challenging Myths in the Muslim Community
17 mins; May 20, 2025
Barney - A 16-Year Reflection
18 mins; April 29, 2025
Tim - My Role as a Support Worker
11 mins; April 22, 2025
Fiza - Creating a Warm Welcome
18 mins; April 15, 2025
Garreth and Maya - A Daughters Perspective
15 mins; April 08, 2025
Lucy - We are a family of foster carers!
18 mins; April 01, 2025
Sue - My 18 year fostering journey
16 mins; March 25, 2025
Ben and Jasmine - Supporting Carers and Children
13 mins; March 18, 2025
Manda - Creating a Safe Haven
26 mins; March 11, 2025
Darren: Fostering with Pride
18 mins; March 04, 2025
Jo-Anne - From a Childhood Dream to Fostering Reality
19 mins; February 25, 2025
Khaira - Growing Up in a Fostering Family
19 mins; February 11, 2025
Hannah - Understanding Educational Support in Fostering
14 mins; February 11, 2025
Travis - Moving from the Corporate world to Fostering!
21 mins; February 04, 2025
Amy - Carrying on the Legacy
13 mins; January 28, 2025
Corrina - From Teaching to Fostering
25 mins; January 21, 2025
Nazia - From Social Work to Fostering
19 mins; January 14, 2025
Sarah - The Journey and Role of a Carer Recruitment Officer!
26 mins; January 07, 2025
Lisa - I grew up in a fostering family, now I work in fostering!
28 mins; December 17, 2024
Theresa - My daughter encouraged me to foster!
26 mins; December 10, 2024
Rachel - Fostering in the Armed Forces
17 mins; December 03, 2024
Hilary - We have fostered for a decade!
12 mins; November 26, 2024
Stefanie - The importance of self-care for foster carers
20 mins; November 19, 2024
Ruth - I foster teenage asylum seekers
17 mins; November 12, 2024
Our special episode with Joan Collins
19 mins; November 06, 2024
Becoming a Foster Carer: Insights and FAQs with Nic
24 mins; October 29, 2024
Rachel and David - Balancing Careers and Fostering
29 mins; October 22, 2024
Amalia - We specialise in parent and child foster care
29 mins; October 15, 2024
Scott - We started fostering in our early 20s!
16 mins; October 08, 2024
May - The importance of mindfulness
26 mins; October 01, 2024
Jayne and Ken - We have fostered for 19 years!
26 mins; September 10, 2024
Our special episode with Ellie Simmonds
27 mins; August 22, 2024
Phil - It is so important to improve their self esteem
28 mins; August 13, 2024
Zak - We provide the best training for our foster carers
15 mins; August 06, 2024
Nigel - As a blind foster carer, I am fully supported!
28 mins; July 30, 2024
Matt - My dad grew up in care in the 50s and now I foster!
25 mins; July 16, 2024
Hayley - The journey from adoption to fostering!
17 mins; July 09, 2024
Andrew - I work and foster!
26 mins; June 20, 2024
Sol - He is our son!
29 mins; June 09, 2024
Anna - My role as a supervising social worker
22 mins; June 02, 2024
Soo and Hugh - With fostering, we can help lots of children
39 mins; May 21, 2024
Pat - First time foster carer at 70!
16 mins; May 07, 2024
Julie - I have fostered for 23 years!
28 mins; February 23, 2024
Sue and Kelvin - We retired and decided to foster!