Fostering

As Liverpool Pride returns to Merseyside this week, Knowsley Council are encouraging more LGBT+ people to consider opening their hearts and their homes to children through fostering.

‘Elliot’s Story’ tells the true story of a one formerly looked after child in Knowsley, and how his foster carers helped transform his life.

Knowsley’s fostering families enjoyed the sunshine as guests at the CBBC Summer Social last weekend.

Foster carers and social workers from Knowsley and Sefton Councils joined forces to encourage more people to consider a career in fostering.

If you’ve ever thought about fostering, Knowsley’s new website makes it easier than ever to find out more about the role, and whether it could be right for you.

A same sex couple who adopted siblings through Knowsley Council shares their wonderful adoption story.

We asked Knowsley’s foster carers what it’s really like to foster at Christmas time, and why they would recommend more people to come forward and find out more about the role.

Don’t let these common misconceptions prevent you from enjoying a fulfilling role as a foster carer.

The hunt is on for more foster carers to look after children in Knowsley as part of a region-wide recruitment campaign.

Interested in fostering but not sure if you are eligible? We look at the most commonly asked questions about who can foster – and what it is that foster carers do.

We take an in-depth look at what it means to foster, and why foster carers are so important.