Local Councils United - North Somerset Council

North Somerset Council has joined 25 other local authorities during the 2022 men’s football FIFA World Cup with the aim to achieve one goal – to recruit more foster carers. The campaign, which will kick off on Monday 21 November, will see council fostering teams across the country joining a new virtual team called ‘Local Councils United’. Each day of the football tournament, a different council fostering team will share a video created with the message ‘Help a young person achieve their goal’. The videos will highlight reasons why people should foster with their local council. A full version of this video by Fostering North Somerset will be published on Tuesday 13 December, day 23 of the campaign. There are approximately 145 children and young people currently in foster care in North Somerset. If you're interested in finding out more about becoming a foster carer, email fostering@n-somerset.gov.uk, call 01275 888 999 or visit www.n-somerset.gov.uk/fostering. Also follow Fostering North Somerset on Facebook (www.facebook.com/fosteringnorthsomerset), Twitter (www.twitter.com/FosteringNS) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/Fosteringnorthsomerset). Football teams, carers, young people and families will all be featured in the World Cup fostering campaign videos. Follow the campaign on social media using the hashtag #FosterWithYourCouncil2022. Participating local authorities: 1. Northumberland 2. Gateshead 3. Leeds 4. Wakefield 5. Bradford 6. Blackburn with Darwen 7. Lancashire 8. Bolton 9. Bury 10. Oldham 11. Stockport 12. Trafford 13. Knowsley 14. Liverpool 15. Cheshire East 16. Telford & Wrekin 17. Staffordshire 18. Nottinghamshire 19. Northamptonshire 20. Gloucestershire 21. Wales 22. North Somerset 23. Wiltshire 24. Swindon 25. Herts 26. Medway