Get fitter. Spend less. Be healthier. Try something new.
Every January, many of us open a fresh notebook and promise ourselves a fresh start.
New Year’s resolutions help us grow, but what if this year your resolution could do more than improve your own life?
What if it could change someone else’s future?
If you’re looking for a meaningful way to make a difference in 2026, you might consider fostering a child.
What is fostering?
Fostering is a full-time role that offers a loving, stable, and supportive home to a vulnerable child.
It isn’t easy. It requires resilience, patience, training, and real commitment.
But for a child who needs safety, comfort, and consistency, it can mean everything.
Foster parents can give a child:
- a fresh start
- a sense of belonging
- a future full of possibility
And for foster parents, fostering can bring purpose, connection, and a level of personal growth that everyday resolutions rarely deliver.
But Could I Really Foster?
This is one of the most common questions people ask, and the honest answer is simple:
You might be more ready than you think.
You don’t need to be perfect.
You don’t need special qualifications.
You don’t need to have all the answers.
What matters is stability, patience, and a genuine capacity to care.
At Flourish, we provide industry-leading training in therapeutic parenting. Whether you are single or in a couple, renting or owning, working full-time or retired, fostering may be an option for you.
Is Fostering Easy?
No.
Foster parents show exceptional commitment, resilience, and heart.
Most would never describe fostering as easy, but all of them describe it as worth it.
Why is January a good time to find out more?
January is a month filled with intention and motivation. It’s a natural moment to look ahead and think about the kind of person you want to become.
The process of becoming a foster parent usually takes between three and six months. Beginning your enquiry now means you can start making a real impact sooner.
If you want 2026 to be a year of genuine meaning, fostering could be the path that leads you there.
There is no commitment in asking questions.
No pressure in finding out more.
Only a simple first step toward something extraordinary.
Your Resolution… Their Future
This year, your resolution can be more than an item on a list or a gym pass that gathers dust.
It could be the beginning of a life-changing journey.
For you.
And for a child who needs safety, love, and a place to belong.
If fostering has ever crossed your mind, even for a moment, we would love to talk.
Your resolution this year might shape someone’s future.
If you would like to discsuss fostering in 2026 in more detail, book a call with a member of our team
