November 2022 |
It’s a goal! Blackburn with Darwen joins UK wide campaign to recruit more foster carers during the World Cup
Blackburn with Darwen is joining up with local authorities from across the UK to form a new virtual team for the World Cup with the aim of achieving just one goal – to recruit more foster carers.
Twenty seven local authorities from across the UK have joined Local Councils United – a new virtual team – to share clips for each day of the World Cup and unique reasons why people should foster with their local council.
Each day of the football tournament a council shares a video with the “Help a young person achieve their goal” message
The campaign brings together a united fostering community, to share with everyone why people should foster with your local authority.
Football teams, carers, young people and families will all be featured in the clips during the World Cup campaign with the hashtag #FosterWithYourCouncil2022
Cllr Julie Gunn councillor for Children’s Services said: We are proud to join forces with local councils across the UK to raise the importance of fostering…We want to ask people “Can you help a child in care to reach their life goals? Join the fostering team for your council and you will be supporting local children. By working together we can make a difference in a child’s life…. Fostering and football brings people and communities together for a common purpose. Local authorities are coming together as a united fostering community, to share why you should foster with your local authority.”
Kicking off the campaign on 21 November will be Northumberland County Council with Medway Council providing the final video on Day 27.
Blackburn with Darwen will be featured on Day 7 of the World Cup Campaign and will include staff members from the fostering team.
Foster carer John said: “We’re really pleased to be part of this campaign to highlight the amazing difference a great foster carer can have on a child’s life. When we were approached to take part in the film we had no hesitation in joining in and sharing the message.
Blackburn with Darwen’s Facebook will share each of the council’s campaigns every day so please follow @letsfoster on Facebook and @bwdletsfoster on Twitter
If you are thinking about fostering and would like to find out more about fostering with Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, and the benefits and support on offer, visit www.letsfoster.co.uk or call the team on 0800 328 6919.
You can watch all the videos from the 26 councils by going to https://fosterwithyourcouncil.uk/local-councils-united/.
Names of participating local authorities –
Northumberland
Gateshead Leeds Wakefield Bradford Blackburn with Darwen Lancashire Bolton Bury Oldham Stockport Trafford Knowsley Liverpool Cheshire East Telford & Wrekin Staffordshire Nottinghamshire Northamptonshire Gloucestershire Wales North Somerset Wiltshire Swindon Herts Medway |