'They Gave Me a Family’ - Ex-Foster Child Inspires Others to Offer a Loving Home

'They gave me a family’ - Ex-foster child inspires others to offer a loving home

Former foster child Ashley Smith urges more North Yorkshire families to consider fostering, highlighting the urgent need for local carers and the…

Former foster child from North Yorkshire in message to families

Ashley Smith, a former foster child from North Yorkshire, is hoping to inspire more families to consider fostering.

Former foster child urges families to open homes to those in need - Hambleton Today

A young man who spent much of his childhood in foster care is urging more families across North Yorkshire to open their homes to children in need. Ashley Smith, 23, lived in foster care for 13 years from the age of eight, moving between three different families before finding long-term stability. Despite what he describes as a “rough start”, Ashley says the care and support he received helped shape the person he is today. Now living in York, he …