East Riding Councillors Work Together To Promote Fostering

Saturday, 5 October 2024 06:00

The authority's Children’s Scrutiny Committee have pledged to promote fostering and are encouraging all councillors to do the same.

Councillor Victoria Aitken, cabinet member for children, families and education led the discussion, calling for all councillors to help raise awareness of the need for more foster carers.

Councillor Aitken said the whole foster care offer has been improved with:

Increased foster carer allowances which match or are higher than other authorities locally
There is an allowance to help with equipment and setting up your home when you first start to foster
There are holiday payments and mileage allowances
Financial support to help towards Christmas
Free leisure passes at East Riding Leisure Centres
We have an annual loyalty payment – to say thank you

She added that council are:

Building an excellent training offer which will make difficult times easier and good ideas shared
Increasing the level of social worker support and supervision
Organising and leading joint activity events to create an East Riding Fostering community
There are support groups and coffee mornings for all in the Fostering Family
There are therapists to help with challenges

Councillor Aitken appealed for her colleagues to speak to their residents about considering becoming foster carers:

Her fellow councillor, Dr Zahra Saribal, provided some numbers to illustrate the extent of the issue in East Riding:

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