Support for the campaign

Jacqueline Wilson

"Foster Care Fortnight highlights the brilliant, sensitive and practical work undertaken by the Fostering Network. I am proud to be associated with this organisation, and know that many real-life Tracy Beakers have been helped towards a much brighter future."

Coleen Rooney

"Fostering is a vital service that often goes unnoticed. As my own parents have been foster carers since I was very young, I know what a fantastic job foster carers do. Every child and young person deserves the love, support and encouragement to succeed in life and look forward to a brighter future.

"I hope Foster Care Fortnight will encourage more people to come forward and help fill the desperate shortage of foster carers in the UK. It can be a challenging job but one which can enrich whole families and make a real and lasting difference to children's lives."

Prime Minister Gordon Brown

"I am delighted to hear about the good work the Fostering Network is doing through their Foster Care Fortnight to raise the profile of foster care and spread the message about the important part foster carers play in improving the lives of some of our most vulnerable children. Foster carers are crucial in enabling us to achieve the objectives of our Care Matters programme to improve outcomes for children in care. I wish you the very best over the coming fortnight and beyond."

David Cameron, leader of the Conservative party

"There are few more rewarding jobs than bringing up children, and few jobs make such a difference. A loving foster home brings vital stability into a young person’s life, and the more potential foster carers come forward, the more young people will be given the chance of a great start in life. So I would like to wish Foster Care Fortnight every success."

Nick Clegg, leader of the Liberal Democrats

"It is with great pleasure that I lend my full support to Foster Care Fortnight. Every child deserves to live in a safe, secure and loving environment, and the work carried out by foster carers across the UK is vital to ensuring that foster children receive all the support they need to have the best possible chance in life. Given the current shortage, I would encourage all those who believe they possess the love and qualities needed to become a foster carer to contact the Fostering Network for more information. I have no doubt that Foster Care Fortnight will be a great success, and I would like to send my very best wishes to all those involved with the campaign."