
Amalia - We specialise in parent and child foster care
10/15/24 • 29 min
In this episode of our Voices of Fostering podcast, we are joined by Amalia, one of our amazing foster carers. She has been fostering for 10 years alongside her husband. Amalia shares her unique journey, from working in high-end casinos and running a pub to becoming a foster carer after seeing a simple advert. She reflects on the joys and challenges of fostering, the emotional ups and downs, and what she has learned along the way.
If you would like to find out more about fostering please visit our website here.
If you have any questions that you would like to be answered on our next episode email [email protected]
You can also follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Linkedin and YouTube
In this episode of our Voices of Fostering podcast, we are joined by Amalia, one of our amazing foster carers. She has been fostering for 10 years alongside her husband. Amalia shares her unique journey, from working in high-end casinos and running a pub to becoming a foster carer after seeing a simple advert. She reflects on the joys and challenges of fostering, the emotional ups and downs, and what she has learned along the way.
If you would like to find out more about fostering please visit our website here.
If you have any questions that you would like to be answered on our next episode email [email protected]
You can also follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Linkedin and YouTube
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In the latest episode of our Voices of Fostering podcast, Helen speaks with Scott, a foster carer who started fostering in his early 20s. Scott speaks about what inspired him and his wife to step into fostering, how they navigated the challenges of starting during the pandemic, and the emotional experience of welcoming their first placement—two brothers—right before Christmas.
If you would like to find out more about fostering please visit our website here.
If you have any questions that you would like to be answered on our next episode email [email protected]
You can also follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Linkedin and YouTube
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If you would like to find out more about fostering please visit our website here.
If you have any questions that you would like to be answered on our next episode email [email protected]
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Voices of Fostering - Amalia - We specialise in parent and child foster care
Transcript
00:00:00 Helen
Well, welcome along to this episode of of Voices of Fostering. We're today. I'm delighted to be joined by Amalia, who's one of our foster carers. Hello, Amalia. Hi. Welcome along. Thank you so much for for speaking to us today. So you've been a foster carer for 10 years, is that right?
00:00:19 Amalia
Yes.
00:00:20 Amalia
With my husband.
00:00:20 Amalia
Then as well, yeah, we've both been fostering for 10 years now. This is comin
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