Fostering 30 children: ‘You don’t just change their lives, they change yours as well’ (opens original article in a new tab)

Helen Ogbu, a Galway City councillor, has fostered 30 children over 21 years, emphasizing the mutual life-changing impact of fostering and the need for state support.

• Helen Ogbu has fostered 30 children over 21 years in Ireland.
• She emphasizes the emotional impact of fostering and the need for state support for foster carers.
• Ogbu highlights cultural sensitivity and the importance of maintaining relationships with biological families when appropriate.