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Campaign for foster parents to take on teens
A new campaign to encourage more people to become foster parents for teenagers has been launched by Bristol City Council.
The city’s fostering service will be using traditional and social media during the next week to highlight the urgent need for new parents to come forward.
“To an outsider, fostering teenagers probably seems like a lot of hard work, but the rewards are immense,” says foster carer Chris.
“We care for teenagers because they bring a variety of needs, are interesting and challenging, you can help them develop in numerous ways and the rewards are great and meaningful when they go on to do good things.”
Foster carers receive a full training package, ongoing support, a tax-free allowance and a financial package for each young person each week. Applications are welcomed from a wide variety of backgrounds, including single, married, in a civil partnership, living in your own home, rented or council accommodation.
Visit www.bristol.gov.uk/fostering for more details.
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