The Fostering Together team at the Disability Expo 2023. The image shows two people looking at our material whilst Neil and Jack from Fostering Together are also chatting to another person at the stand. The stand has lots of information on banners and on the table and the table is coverred with a cloth with Fostering Together's signature pink and the heart logo.
10 July 2023
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Having a great time with the community at Disability Expo!

Submitted by fosteringtogether on 10 July 2023

Jack, Neil and Matt had a great two days this month exhibiting learning, presenting and meeting new friends as part of the wider disability community at the newly started Disability Expo 2023 which is a new annual event in London!

A view of the crowds at the entrance of the event. A large banner is above the entrance saying 'Welcome to Disability EXPO'. Many groups of people are standing and reviewing the event programmes.

We had a great time making connections and promoting foster care to an already caring community and loved having the opportunity to hear from some industry leaders making drives to promote inclusion and accessibility for disabled people in the workforce.

Neil also had an amazing opportunity to join the speaker list with companies like Amazon and Coca Cola to present a live version of our fostering video resource available on our website!

A closeup image of a list of speakers at Disability Expo. In the background is a glimpse of the Fostering Together stand. On the the list above Fostering Together is a speech by Coca Cola 'Creating opportunities for disabilities' and following us is the CEO of Purple Thursday, followed by a talk by Amazon talking about their career opportunities for people who have disabilties. Fostering Together's slot is 'Discover a rewarding career and lifestyle fostering a child with disabilities' presented by Neil Annis.

We loved being part of the community and it was really worthwhile to meet some inspiring people, and also finding people who hadn't considered fostering as a new career path and life vocation before. We look forward to supporting a couple who made an enquiry to take their first steps! 👣

A closeup of some of the materials we made available on our stand, including a blurred short of our 3 steps to fostering model. A furry logobug sits on top, as well as a Disability Expo Event Program.