Thinking about fostering?: A practical guide

Are you thinking about becoming a foster carer? You’ve probably got lots of concerns and questions. That’s natural. Foster carers do an incredibly important and challenging job providing safe and caring homes for vulnerable children. Fostering can change lives – not just the children’s but yours too. That’s why you need to be sure it’s the right decision for you and your family. In this easy-to-read, jargon-free guide, Emma Harding tells you everything you need to know about fostering. She gives you the facts, explains what’s involved and shares foster carers’ real-life stories. Nearly 9,000 more foster carers are needed in the UK. Will you be one of them?

Emma Harding has spent much of the last 15 years helping people to understand what fostering is all about. Working with fostering services across the country, she's delivered many successful marketing campaigns to promote fostering and encourage people to think about becoming foster carers. "Foster carers are amazing people," says Emma, a freelance writer and project manager. "The challenges they face are as diverse as the children they care for but they are all united in wanting to make a real difference to children's lives. I hope this book helps people to decide that they could foster so that more vulnerable children get the support they need." For more information about Emma and her work, visit www.hilltopfostering.co.uk. You can also follow her on Twitter @emma_hilltop