Capstone Foster Care foster carer Saiqa Taj has been fostering for over 15 years in the London area, offering many children and young people a safe and loving home.
Saiqa and her husband live with their five birth children, two foster children plus a young person who is in a staying put arrangement. Fostering truly does run in the family, as Saiqa’s parents are also foster carers, and it was a family friend who set Saiqa on her fostering journey. Fostering is a family affair, one filled with love and laughter.
“My children have always been part of the fostering journey. They’ve always been involved in everything,” Saiqa said. “Welcoming the new children, going on holiday and getting involved in activities. They have ideas, and we always take them onboard – they’re part of it. We’re one big happy family!”
Fostering requires several conditions, like a spare room. However, for this fostering family the most important ingredient is love.
“We give them love. The care, the home, the atmosphere of a loving family,” Saiqa said.
Saiqa wants to give vulnerable children the experience of family that they may never have had before. Through patience and perseverance, she helps the children open up and thrive, often keeping in touch with them long after they’ve left care.
“Saiqa is the embodiment of family and represents what we stand for at Capstone Foster Care,” said Sarah Carter, Head of Marketing at Capstone Foster Care. “We’re always needing more people like her, with big hearts and a passion to make a difference.”
Capstone Foster Care aims to help young people in foster care by establishing a network of highly engaged foster carers in London and the South East of England, providing access to therapeutic support and supporting care experienced young people.
