Foster Care Fortnight commences with a new recruitment campaign to find more foster carers

To mark the start of Foster Care Fortnight, which runs from 12 – 25 May and is led by The Fostering Network, the Scottish Government has launched a new recruitment campaign to help find more foster carers.

Launched by the First Minister John Swinney in Edinburgh yesterday, the campaign aims to encourage more people to consider becoming a foster carer. It builds on the work the Scottish Government is doing to Keep the Promise by 2030, ensuring care-experienced children and young people in Scotland grow up loved, safe and respected.

Speaking ahead of the launch, John Swinney said:

We have committed to Keeping The Promise to care-experienced children so that they grow up safe, loved and respected.

To help us do this we need more foster carers across Scotland, so that’s why my government is launching a new campaign to encourage more people to consider fostering.

Too many people don’t know what foster care involves or how to become a foster carer.

This campaign will raise awareness, build empathy, and challenge outdated assumptions about who can foster, educating people on the transformational effect that fostering can have both on young people and foster carers alike.

The theme of Foster Care Fortnight 2025 is the power of relationships. To find out how to get involved, visit The Fostering Network’s website.