Foster Walk is back – and bigger than ever! Our annual sponsored walk is a chance for everyone to get involved in raising awareness and funds for foster care in the UK.
This year we are celebrating the strength and resilience of our fostering communities by walking as one. Join us, together with your friends, family, neighbours or colleagues and help us make Foster Walk 2022 the best one yet!
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Celebrate #FosteringCommunities
Join Foster Walk 2022 and walk alongside hundreds of people across the UK during Foster Care Fortnight™, 9-22May.
Every 20 minutes another child in the UK becomes in need of a foster family. By walking with us, you’ll help raise support and funds for our vital fostering community and help make fostering the best it can be.
Together we aim to walk over 5,000,000 steps, in recognition of the 70,000 children in UK foster care who need our support. Will you join us?
Fundraising together
Foster Walk is a great way to get involved in Foster Care Fortnight – no matter where you are in the UK or how much you know about fostering.
Simply, sign up as a household or team, set your own distance challenge (or use those in our challenge packs) and start counting those steps!
You can raise money over Foster Walk by:
- organising a team challenge with your family, friends, neighbours or colleagues
- setting yourself a step target and asking others to donate
- donating to somebody you know who is taking part.
Not sure how to take donations? Set up a Just Giving page here to take and track donations online.
You can also purchase our limited edition Foster Walk t-shirts at the checkout when you register. If you have already registered and did not buy one with your ticket, you can still purchase Foster Walk t-shirts here.
If you would like to enter Foster Walk as a team, download the Employers' Guide for further information. This guide also includes answers to our frequently asked questions and customisable marketing materials to help you promote your own event.
How to register as an organisation
If you are entering Foster Walk as an organisation, please get in touch with us directly at fundraising@fostering.net and provide the following information:
- the number of employees in your team
- the name and address of your organisation
- if you would like to purchase Foster Walk t-shirts, please detail the quantity and sizes needed.
We will get back to you to confirm a bespoke registration fee (offering a reduced rate for larger teams) and our t-shirt availability.
HELP US BEAT OUR 5,000,000 STEP TARGET!
Submit your steps below and we will update the total each day to see how close we are to hitting the 5,000,000 step target!
A team from Derby City Council combined their walk with an awareness raising event in a local park, even painting a huge recruitment message on the sports field.
