Could you help care for county’s foster children?
THERE are 220 children who are in foster care in Gwynedd because they cannot be with their parents for some reason or other.
Some need foster care for a few days while others need a longer period of care for up to a year or more.
Cllr Dilwyn Morgan, Gwynedd Council Cabinet Member who leads on children and family issues, said: “Foster carers are providing a vital service and are doing excellent work to help us find safe and happy homes for looked after children in Gwynedd. Without the help of foster carers, it is very likely that these children would have to be placed in children’s homes or with carers from outside the area – to be brought up far away from their natural surroundings, their friends and their school.”
Mali and Iestyn Williams, from Pen Llŷn, are among those who have been confirmed as registered foster carers with the Council.
“Both of us had been talking about it since we got married. Our youngest child is now 14, so we feel that the time is right for us,” said mother-of-three, Mali.
“I was adopted myself, so this is something I had actually been discussing and considering. Iestyn’s grandmother used to foster for a while back in the 1960s, so it is something that both of us have been thinking about for years.” ● To contact the Council’s fostering team, phone 01286 682660 for a chat, or you can e-mail: maethu@gwynedd.llyw. cymru, or for further details go to: www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/ fostering