TUSLA Fostering Information Evening on June 25th in Redeemer Family Resource Centre

The TUSLA Fostering Team in Louth is currently recruiting foster carers throughout the county. At present there is a significant shortage of foster carers across Louth. This localised campaign aims to increase the number of foster carers so that children from this area may be placed within the county. Placing children within the county makes it possible to maintain their family contacts, their school placements, their friendships, their sports/activities and many of the amenities that are important to them. Providing children in care with the opportunity to remain in their general area can reduce the impact and upset that they experience when placed in care. Where placements cannot be provided by TUSLA in the area, children are sometimes placed in private placements, sometimes out of the area, and therefore making it difficult to sustain important relationships and activities. Fostering is a unique opportunity to provide a safe and stable home to a child. Foster carers come from all walks of life – couples, single people, same sex couples. The information night will provide an insight into fostering for people interesting in gaining more knowledge about it. There will be foster carers present at the event to talk about their unique experience of fostering with Tusla. We would like to help TUSLA in the efforts to spread the awareness of what fostering involves, the process of becoming a foster care and to ultimately recruit foster carers for local children. The event will take place on the 25 th June at 7pm in the Redeemer Family Resource Centre. For additional information please contact Sandra Minnock on (042) 9392201 or (086) 1455308.

Kind Regards, Colin Roche General Manager Redeemer Family Resource Centre TUSLA Event