13/02/2020

Foster Carers Sarah & Martin   Young people in Foster Care are in need of homes and families that will make them feel safe, nurtured and respected. The number of Foster Carers need in Wales has increased from 500 last year to 550 this year. Welsh Fostering Agency Calon Cymru Fostering is campaigning to find Foster Carers that can provide healthy homes for the rising number of young people coming into care. Young people are placed into care for numerous…

03/07/2019

  Local student Sarah Goddard will be travelling to Bogota Columbia to carry out research for a Public Health Programme. This June Welsh student Sarah will be travelling to Bogota Columbia for a four-week placement at the Institute of Public Health at the Pontificia Javeriana University in Bogota. Calon Cymru Fostering are pleased to sponsor Sarah’s research trip which will provide priceless information for her university studies, gaining a different perspective of public health in a country very different from…

14/08/2018

  An independent South Wales fostering agency have pulled together to support cancer charity Maggie’s Place. Calon Cymru Fostering staff, foster carers and young people took part in a 5km walk in Pembrey Country Park raising £700 in total through donations and sponsoring young people in the agencies care to take part. The charity based near Singleton Hospital, Swansea, came to Calon Cymru Fostering’s attention when their Carmarthen social worker, Vicky, accessed their support while undergoing treatment for cancer. Calon…