National Foster Care association receives donation

The National Foster Care Association has been presented a donation of €1,000 by Laiq Ahmed Atif, of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Malta.

The funds will help provide continued support for foster carers, explained Jason Zerafa, president of NFCAM. He added that NFCAM organised monthly support group meetings and training seminars for foster carers and children in their care.

John Role, a member of the committee and social worker with Appoġġ who leads the team on foster care, spoke of traumas these children have gone through by being exposed to family violence and neglect. He explained that the road to recovery from such psychological injury can be through foster care experience and continued support.

Mr Zerafa said that the organisation was committed to raise awareness about the need for fostering in Malta and helping all children assert their right to a family.