Foster Wales Cardiff

🌟 Open Your Home. Change a Life. Foster in Cardiff.
Every year, male and female young people arrive in Cardiff alone, seeking safety, stability and a chance to rebuild their lives. These unaccompanied asylum seeking children come from a wide range of countries, cultures and backgrounds — each with their own story, their own strengths, and their own hopes for the future.

Many arrive with limited English, often speaking languages such as Arabic, Dari, Pashto, Kurdish, Tigrinya and others. To reflect this, here’s how some of them might express their need for support:
• Arabic: "نحن بحاجة إلى أسرة آمنة وداعمة" (We need a safe and supportive family)
• Dari: "ما به یک خانه مهربان ضرورت داریم" (We need a kind home)
• Tigrinya: "ናይ ሓፍቲ ኤድን የድልየና" (We need a caring hand)

You don’t need to speak another language — just patience, compassion, and the willingness to offer guidance as they learn.

❤️ Why Foster?
• Provide safety and belonging to a young person who has no family here
• Learn about new cultures and share your own
• Receive full training, financial support, and 24/7 guidance
• Make a lifelong difference to a young person who simply needs someone to believe in them

🏡 Could You Foster?
If you have a spare room, an open mind, and the desire to help a young person feel safe and valued, you could be exactly who they’re waiting for.
Cardiff needs foster carers from all backgrounds, cultures and communities. Couples, single carers, LGBTQ+ carers, homeowners or renters — everyone is welcome.

📞 Take the First Step Today
👉 https://orlo.uk/0KpOJ
👉029 2087 3797

Your home could be the place where a young person finally feels safe enough to breathe, grow and dream again.
Are you ready to change a life — and maybe your own along the way?

We’re so proud to celebrate Adey, who was recently invited to attend a King’s Trust Garden Party – an incredible achievement! 🌟

Adey attended the special event alongside her supported lodgings provider, Rebecca, who shared:

"Dave and I decided to start doing supported lodgings because we'd both volunteered as Independent Visitors (IVs) and really enjoyed it. We were also interested in fostering in the future and thought this would be a good step in that direction, but we weren't ready for fostering at the time.

We both work in social care research and know about the struggles young people face in that grey area from 16–17 and when leaving care and wanted to contribute to alleviating some of those challenges.

We're so proud of Adey and all the incredible progress she's made – awards and meeting the King and being invited to garden parties are lovely, but it's building a relationship with her that's been the most rewarding experience. We've been so lucky to be part of her journey."

Read more about Adey’s journey here:
🔗 https://orlo.uk/o3RLQ

💜 Thinking about fostering? Come chat with us at Rhydypennau Hub on Friday 12th June, 10.30–12.30.
Our team will answer your questions and share how you can change a child’s life.
🌟 Can’t make it? Get in touch with our fostering team here
👉 https://orlo.uk/DNBTx

Celebrating Pride Month 🌈

At the heart of fostering is inclusivity, and we are proud to support and welcome people from the LGBTQ+ community. We’re seeing a growing number of individuals from across the Pride community stepping forward to make a difference—and our door is always open to anyone who wants to be part of this incredible journey.

We’re excited to be supporting Pride Cymru on June 13th & 14th! 🎉

If you’re attending and would like to learn more about fostering, please come along and chat with our friendly team—we’d love to meet you.

Together, we can create safe, loving homes for children who need them most.

Thank you to all our foster carers for celebrating Foster Care Fortnight with us. It has been wonderful to see so many of you, and we hope these events have helped create some special memories. Bringing our community together is so important, and it’s been truly lovely to share these moments with you.

We are incredibly grateful for everything you do for local children—your dedication is making a lasting difference and helping to change futures for the better. Thank you for all that you are and all that you give.

Behind every foster carer is a team that matters.

Having a social worker who truly listens, advocates, and offers clear, practical support can make all the difference.

Fostering may be led by carers, but the right guidance helps them feel confident, heard and supported every step of the way. 💜

So much of fostering progress happens quietly.

A child seeking comfort, bringing you a toy, settling more easily at bedtime — small moments that show trust is starting to grow.

Those gentle shifts are powerful signs that a child is beginning to feel safe. 💛