Kent Fostering s Emergency Bed Scheme needs your help this Christmas
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Sponsored Editorial: Produced in association with Kent County Council
Christmas should be a magical time, but for many children and young people in foster care, this time of year can be stressful and difficult.
Separated from their birth family, children need to feel safe, loved and reassured that things are going to be OK. They deserve to experience Christmas as a fun, exciting time, where traditions can be enjoyed, and positive memories made.
Recent government figures suggest that as of 2020, there are currently 78,150 children in the care system in England alone, the highest proportion of children in care in the last decade. It is estimated that around 72% of those children are in foster placements and numbers continue to rise with a nationwide shortage of foster carers struggling to meet this demand.