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This week, nearly 200 bouquets have been hand-delivered to foster carers by Torfaen Council’s Family Placement team, as part of Foster Care Fortnight.
Members of the team visited 195 foster carers and sent gift vouchers to others as a token of thanks for the work they do throughout the year.
After receiving their flowers, Tony, who has been fostering with his wife Bridget since September 2012, said, “If we can make a difference to a child or young person’s life, we want to offer that. I was fostered as a child and had a male carer who put a lot into my care and if I can do that for someone else then I want to do that.
It’s lovely to see the children you cared for succeed in life. One girl we looked after has fulfilled her ambition to work in social care and I am proud of her achievements."
The council’s head of children and family services, Jason O’Brien, has also written to all foster carers across Torfaen to thank them for helping to give young people a better start in life.
In it he wrote: "The sentiments I want to express to each and every one of you remain sincere and heartfelt and I know that those sentiments are echoed by all of the social services staff with whom you come into contact."
In addition, Torfaen Council is running a number of events throughout Foster Care Fortnight, which runs until Sunday May 23, including lighting up council buildings, a Men Who Care Wellbeing Walk and a Men Who Care Golf Day.
There is also lots of coverage via Torfaen Council's social media pages during the fortnight.
Kirsty Cooke, Torfaen Fostering Manager, said, “There is growing demand for foster carers in order to meet the needs of the Looked After Children in Torfaen.
We need approved foster carers from all walks of life regardless of relationship status, sexuality, gender or whether you are in employment, retired or live in a mortgaged, rented or housing association property. If you have any questions or would like further information, please do not hesitate to contact us”
If you have any questions or would like further information about how you can foster with the local authority, call 01495 766697, visit www.torfaen.gov.uk/fostering or complete our short enquiry form here
Yr wythnos hon, mae bron i 200 tusw o flodau wedi eu dosbarthu â llaw i ofalwyr maeth gan dîm lleoli teuluoedd Torfaen, fel rhan o Bythefnos Gofal Maeth.
Ymwelodd aelodau’r tîm â 195 o ofalwyr maeth ac anfon tocynnau i eraill fel gair o ddiolch am y gwaith maent yn ei wneud drwy gydol y flwyddyn.
Ar ôl derbyn y blodau, dywedodd Tony, sydd wedi bod yn maethu gyda’i wraig Bridget ers mis Medi 2012 “Os gallwn wneud gwahaniaeth i fywyd plentyn neu berson ifanc, rydym eisiau cynnig hynny. Cefais i fy maethu fel plentyn ac roedd gofalwr gwrywaidd â wnaeth gyfraniad mawr i fy ngofal ac os gallaf wneud hynny i rywun arall, yna rwyf eisiau gwneud hynny.
“Gweld plant rydych wedi gofalu amdanyn nhw yn llwyddo mewn bywyd. Mae un ferch y buom yn gofalu amdani wedi gwireddu ei breuddwyd i fynd i weithio mewn gofal cymdeithasol ac rwy’n falch o’i llwyddiannau."
Mae pennaeth gwasanaethau plant a theuluoedd y cyngor, Jason O’Brien, hefyd wedi ysgrifennu at y 195 o ofalwyr maeth ledled Torfaen i ddiolch iddyn nhw am helpu i rhoi cychwyn gwell mewn bywyd i bobl ifanc.
Ynddo, dywedodd: "Mae’r teimladau rwyf eisiau eu mynegi i bob un ohonoch yn parhau i fod yn ddidwyll ac o’r galon ac rwy’n gwybod bod hynny yn cael ei adlewyrchu gan bob aelod o staff gwasanaethau cymdeithasol rydych yn dod i gysylltiad â nhw."
Mae Cyngor Torfaen yn cynnal nifer o ddigwyddiadau drwy gydol Pythefnos Gofal Maeth sy’n rhedeg tan ddydd Sadwrn 23 Mai, gan gynnwys goleuo adeiladau’r cyngor, Taith Gerdded Lles Dynion sy’n Gofalu a Diwrnod Golff Dynion sy’n Gofalu.
Hefyd mae llawer o ddeunydd ar dudalennau cyfryngau cymdeithasol Cyngor Torfaen drwy gydol y pythefnos.
Meddai Kirsty Cooke, Rheolwr Maethu Torfaen, “Mae galw cynyddol am ofalwyr maeth er mwyn diwallu anghenion y Plant sy’n Derbyn Gofal yn Nhorfaen.
“Rydym angen gofalwyr maeth cymeradwy o bob cefndir, beth bynnag yw statws eich perthynas, rhywioldeb, rhyw neu os ydych yn gweithio, wedi ymddeol neu’n byw mewn tŷ ar forgais, wedi ei rentu neu eiddo cymdeithas dai. Os oes gennych unrhyw gwestiynau, neu os hoffech gael rhagor o wybodaeth, peidiwch a phetruso i gysylltu â ni.”
Os oes gennych unrhyw gwestiynau, neu os hoffech gael rhagor o wybodaeth am faethu gyda’r awdurdod lleol, ffoniwch 01495 766697 neu ewch i www.torfaen.gov.uk/fostering
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