Telford council launches fostering video
Ag new short film highlighting the need for foster carers who can help keep brothers and sisters together has been launched today.
Telford & Wrekin Council is one of 12 local authorities that have spent 18 months working with the Reel Twenty Five film production company to produce Giants, a three minute film telling the story of Jack and Ellie a brother and sister who want to stay together when they are find themselves in foster care.
Clive Jones, Telford & Wrekin Council’s director of children’s and adult services said: “This is a really high quality film and really helps to get across the urgent need we have for people to step forward who have that extra space to help keep brothers and sisters together.”
“No one council could have made this on their own, so it’s great that we have all been able to get together to make it happen.”
The theme of Giants was devised to blend the concept of giants, or people who help out in society like foster carers, and also to highlight the strong bond and relationships that brothers and sisters have as they look up to and care for each other in life and become giants to each other.
Telford & Wrekin Council’s fostering team will be out and about in the borough during Foster Care Fortnight.
Anyone who would like to know more about fostering can meet the team on May 9 at Newport Library from 11am to 1pm, on May 11 at Southwater from 9.30am to 2pm, on May 16 at Sainsbury's on Forge Retail Park from 11am to 1pm and on May 19 at Southwater from 9.30am to 2pm.
