Mayer Couple's Family Is over 400 Strong

Mayer couple's family is over 400 strong

Bonnie and Bernie Stoeckman have helped raise more than 400 children in their lifetime — two of their own and the rest in foster care.

Family and Children’s Services of Renfrew County needs more foster parents

The Family and Children’s Services of Renfrew County is a multi-service agency dedicated to protecting children and youth, delivering developmental services for individuals of all ages, and offering programs that strengthen families and support healthy relationships and lifelong learning. myFM recently caught up with Keshia Veenstra at the Pembroke Community Expo to discuss the importance of foster parent awareness in the Ottawa Valley. Veenstra…

Southampton City Council campaign set to raise awareness of fostering in the city

In support of ‘Foster Care Fortnight’ a nationwide awareness raising campaign for fostering run by The Fostering Network, seventeen Southampton City Council ‘Little Bears in Care’ will be appearing at a variety of locations across the city. The theme of this year’s Foster Care Fortnight is ‘The Power of Relationships’ and our ‘Little Bears in Care’ trail shares the stories of children and young people in foster care. Every bear is different, jus…

More foster carers are urgently needed - Around Wellington

A Somerset couple are highlighting the urgent need for more foster carers as part of this month’s Foster Care Fortnight. “We didn’t realise until we became foster carers how many children are in the care system, and how many foster carers short they are, nationwide’’ said Steve, a foster carer. “We received the call for our first placement on the same day we were approved as carers, which really does show the desperate need for more foster homes…

Local foster couple highlight urgent need for Somerset homes in Foster Care Fortnight

A Somerset couple are highlighting the ongoing and urgent need for more foster carers as part of Foster Care Fortnight, a national awareness initiative running from May 12th–25th. “We didn’t realise until we became foster carers how many children are in the care system, and how many foster carers short they are, nationwide,” says Steve, a Somerset Council foster carer. “We received the call for our first placement on the same day we were approve…