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Ruth’s Fostering Journey
Foster Parent Stories
Meet foster parent Ruth, who began fostering with ACS in 2016. Ruth shares the story of how her fostering journey began along with her best fostering moments.
Hana’s Fostering Story
Foster Parent Stories
Hana has been fostering with ACS since 2021. Originally from Ethiopia, her own experience has given her the understanding and empathy to help change the lives of unaccompanied sanctuary seeking children. Read her story.
See our Extraordinary Foster Parents featured on BBC One’s ‘Extraordinary Portraits’ with Bill Bailey
Foster Parent Stories
We are extremely proud of Active Care Solutions’ foster parents Marva and Lionel, who were recently featured in Series 4 of BBC One’s ‘Extraordinary Portraits,’ hosted by comedian, musician and art lover Bill Bailey.
Foster Mum Shagufta on fostering with faith and taking her foster children to Mecca
Foster Parent Stories
Shagufta, alongside her husband Sabtain, have been providing children in need of loving homes in Lancashire with care, protection and spiritual support since 2014. Here she shares her fostering experience with ACS and talks about how as a couple they created the chance to perform Umrah last Ramadan with her foster children in Mecca.
Sabbir’s Fostering Story
Foster Parent Stories
ACS Foster parent Sabbir tells us how fostering is an opportunity to learn and practise patience, and give back to the community.
Karen’s Fostering Story
Foster Parent Stories
Meet ACS foster parent Karen, “My proudest moment as a foster carer was seeing one of the young people I fostered growing in confidence and playing the lead in her school play.”