As part of Foster Care Fortnight 2023 the Local Democracy Reporting Service has spoken to incredible carers who have opened their homes - and their hearts - to youngsters needing a safe place to call home.
Host family carers Denice Currie and Paul Kirkby have not looked back since taking in a teenager who arrived in the UK on a dinghy after a perilous journey escaping the Taliban in Afghanistan.
And foster carer Dave Udale strives with his youngsters - despite the sometimes challenging behaviour - not to become "yet another adult who has let them down".
