Sheffield Fostering Walk

Sheffield's Lord Mayor Jayne Dunn spoke to The Star to explain why she supported this year's Fostering Walk through the city centre.

Transcript

00:00So why have you come out to support this walk today?

00:03Well it's really really important foster caring. Do you know families are giving a home for young

00:10people, giving them that love, support. When children and young people are obviously going

00:15through quite a difficult time and it is the backbone of what we need in our society and

00:22sometimes they foster for a few weeks and others it can be for longer and over my year as Lord Mayor

00:30in fact one of the first things I did was this event last year is subsequently I met families,

00:37babies do you know and saw the absolute how important this is and how valued it is and we're

00:45here today to say if you aren't thinking maybe I could foster please do get in touch with us here

00:51at the council and who can talk to parents that have been on the same journey and you'll see

00:58just how rewarding it can be.