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Foster Care, Residential Homes and Why We Need to Talk About Money: A Conversation with Trevor Elliot
Foster Care, Residential Homes and Why We Need to Talk About Money: A Conversation with Trevor Elliot
In this episode I'm joined by Trevor Elliott MBE, founder of Children We Care For and director of three residential children's homes in London, who became a foster carer at 24. Trevor is one of the most honest voices I've come across in this space and this conversation did not disappoint. We talk about what foster care actually requires and why a big heart and a spare room is not enough, the government's commitment to 100,000 new foster carers and why quantity without quality worries both of ...