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Fostering hope for children u by Kent Caddick
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A Rolleston couple is helping to ensure foster children get the opportunity to start their new lives in the best possible way.
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Katherine Jayne and her partner Hamish MacPherson are members of Foster Hope, a national organisation which aims to give support to those who take in children when their birth parents are unable to look after them. They have recently agreed to be a collection point for Foster Hope in Selwyn to gather items youngsters will need for a start with their new foster family.
For Katherine it is a very personal mission. “When I was younger I was in foster care for a while and I had amazing foster parents,” she said. Katherine recently discovered Foster Hope through Facebook and watched a couple of the organisation’s videos. “I really felt in my heart that this was a good way to give something back and Hamish, who saw I was quite
emotional about the cause and wanting to do something, encouraged me to get involved. I contacted Foster Hope through their website and told them I loved what they were doing and wanted to help.” She and Hamish agreed to be a drop point for people who want to offer new items for the foster children and their carers.
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