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“Children remember feeling safe”: Call for more foster carers in North Lincolnshire

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Children across North Lincolnshire need safe, stable homes – and more residents are being asked to consider whether they could help provide the moments young people remember for the rest of their lives.

There is a growing need for foster carers locally, particularly for older children, sibling groups and children with additional needs – with young people needing support, stability and somewhere they can feel safe.

Cllr Julie Reed, cabinet member for independent families and children, said: “Behind every fostering story is a child who simply needs someone to believe in them.

“Children don’t remember policies or processes. They remember feeling safe. They remember someone sitting with them when they were frightened, helping them settle into a new school, listening to them, encouraging them and making them feel like they matter – that’s what foster carers do every single day.”

North Lincolnshire’s fostering offer forms part of children’s services rated Outstanding by Ofsted recently for the fourth consecutive time, with inspectors praising the stability and care provided to children living with local foster families.

Inspectors highlighted that children in North Lincolnshire are cared for in “stable, in-house foster homes” where their needs are met to a “very high standard”, giving children “a sense of security and certainty about their future living arrangements.”

Ofsted also praised the council’s “excellent training offer” for foster carers, including a strong emphasis on therapeutic parenting approaches, alongside the strong sense of community built around fostering families across North Lincolnshire.

This Foster Care Fortnight, local foster carers and young people will be sharing honest reflections about what fostering really means – from offering calm during moments of chaos to helping children rebuild confidence, trust and belonging.

Cllr Reed went onto say: “As an adoptive parent myself, I know just how life-changing a loving and stable home can be for a child. Foster carers provide that same care, patience and reassurance at some of the most important moments in a young person’s life.

“Many of our foster children have done amazingly well once they have had someone invest their time and patience in them giving them the opportunity to experience a stable loving home.
“They all deserve that chance to be supported to realise their dreams and ambitions and do well in life after a difficult start.”

A series of events and activities will take place across North Lincolnshire during Foster Care Fortnight, giving residents the chance to meet the fostering team, ask questions and learn more about what fostering involves.

Events include:

Cllr Reed added: “Foster caring is one of the most rewarding things you can do, please join us at any of the upcoming events or just give us a ring.”

For more information about fostering in North Lincolnshire, visit North Lincolnshire Council website, email fostering@northlincs.gov.uk or call 01724 297024.

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May 15, 2026 |