Celebrating years of fostering
A huge shout-out to our incredible foster carers who have recently celebrated key fostering milestones, what an amazing achievement! Your dedication, support and commitment make a real and lasting difference in the lives of the young people you care for. Thank you for everything you do. We’re so proud to celebrate this journey with you.
We’re so proud to celebrate these milestones with you:
- Angela and David – 1 year of fostering
- Jackie and Mark – 1 year of fostering
- Kevin and Kim – 5 years of fostering
- George and Susan – 15 years of fostering
- Tracy and James – 15 years of fostering
- Natalie and David – 15 years of fostering
- Carol and Pascal – 20 incredible years of fostering
Thank you for everything you do — we’re honoured to be part of your fostering journey.
A warm welcome to our new foster carers
We’re absolutely delighted to welcome Lucy and Ben to the FCA Scotland fostering community. Starting your fostering journey is a big step, and we’re so pleased to have you with us.
Welcome to both of you – we can’t wait to support you along the way.
Recognising the outstanding achievements of our young people
Over the past few months, our children and young people have accomplished some truly remarkable things. At Foster Care Associates Scotland, we’re incredibly proud to celebrate their successes and share in their achievements.
A massive well done to the following young person who we are delighted to celebrate recently:
- M aged 17 passed their Theory Test first time.
- M aged 17 has started their first job.
- S aged 9 donated a toy for the School Shoe Box appeal.
- S aged 9 took part in a ‘Dress as you please’ day at school and took along a raffle prize for the Bingo fundraiser.
- B aged 7 was awarded a certificate and crowned Class Champion for achieving the most points in a week at school.
- F aged 9 took part in a ‘Dress as you please’ day at school and took along a raffle prize for the Bingo fundraiser.
- L aged 15 for passing Level 6 qualification in Emergency First Aid at Work.
- K aged 14 who was awarded Ayr Detachment Cadet of the Month at army cadets.
- S aged 11 who passed level 1 in swimming lessons.
- J aged 10 who received a certificate and a badge for bike ability.
- M aged 8 who has been voted to be in Pupil Parliament at school.
- J aged 6 who attended a friends birthday party, interacting with affection towards other children and was very inclusive, making sure everyone had someone to play with and followed instructions well.
- J aged 6 who stayed focused, worked hard, and showed great effort in all activities at school. This positive attitude and kind behaviour really stood out, earning the title of Pupil of the Week.
- J aged 6 who was very well-behaved, holding hands while crossing the road and showing great manners by saying thank you to everyone whilst enjoying Halloween Trick or Treating.
- A aged 5 who received a certificate for completing highland dancing in school.
- A aged 5 who took part in Highland dancing at school and received a certificate.
- S aged 20 who is doing so well on their animation 3D Course at their 3rd year at College.
- K aged 14 who successfully completed a Junior Cadet Instructor Cadre weekend training course with the Army Cadets and earned a new badge and Army qualification.
- F aged 9 who completed their 1st block of golf lessons and earned two more pins and managed to give up their pacifier.
Halloween fun for all
Our Halloween party was packed with fun, creativity and plenty of spooky smiles. From pumpkin carving to wrapping up the mummy, everyone got involved — and the effort on display was truly spook-tacular.
Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make it such a brilliant event.
Festive fun and Christmas celebrations
As we headed into the festive season, our Christmas pantomime trips in both the East and West quickly filled up – and the excitement was clear to see.
In the West, families enjoyed Jock and the Beanstalk, while in the East, Aladdin whisked everyone away on a magical adventure. Both trips were full of laughter, colour and festive cheer, and it was lovely to see so many familiar faces enjoying time together.
It was the perfect way to kick off the Christmas countdown.
Foster carer appreciation
Our North East families combined their Foster Carer Appreciation Day with an October outing to Codona’s — and even the weather joined in. It was a lovely day spent together, celebrating the amazing foster carers who give so much every day.
Baby hat appeal – thank you
We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who supported our baby hat appeal. Thanks to your kindness and generosity, we collected over 600 baby hats — an amazing achievement as we close out the year.
These beautifully made hats are now being distributed across Scotland, from Ayrshire to Inverness and everywhere in between. Every single one represents care, warmth and community spirit.
Please keep an eye out for photos from our drop-offs, and thank you again for making such a meaningful difference.
Supporting our communities through foodbank shopping
Following our successful Colour Run fundraising in June, the money raised was used to support our foodbank appeal.
Throughout November and December, young people took part in shopping for foodbank items, with fun challenges along the way. They carefully tracked spending and put real thought into every purchase.
Donations were packed at the FCA Scotland office and then distributed to foodbanks across the country, including Lomond Pantry, Coatbridge Community Foodbank, Central West and Integration Network Foodbank in Glasgow, Acre Community Hall in Maryhill, Lochside Community Centre in Dumfries, Dunfermline Foodbank in Fife and Inverclyde Foodbank in Greenock.
We’re so proud of everyone involved — a brilliant example of young people giving back to their communities.
