Member News from Action for Children: What a day looks like for foster carers Colin and Marie

​Colin and Marie have been fostering with Action for Children for 14 years. In this blog, they take us through a day in their lives as foster carers.

Having run a church youth group for over 20 years, Colin and Marie have always been passionate about supporting young people.

So, when they saw an advert for fostering opportunities in a church magazine, it felt like fate.

Colin tells us: "That was it. We decided to give it a try, and here we are 14 years later."

A day in the life as foster carers
Colin and Marie are currently fostering a 14-year-old and nine-year-old.

For them, an average day starts at 7:30am. Once everyone is up and ready, they have breakfast as a family before the school run.

Making time to talk with the children and young people in their care is important to the couple.

Supporting with school
Helping the children with their schoolwork is a key part of Colin and Marie’s day, particularly as one child needs additional support with their studies.

"When he first came to us, he found school extremely difficult."

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