Jill Jones

I’m Jill and I’m the National Marketing Manager at Foster Wales. Previously spending 15 years with Flintshire County Council’s fostering service.

I have been working in fostering for over 18 years, since back in 2006 (BBC NEWS | Wales | North East Wales | Appeal to find more foster carers). So it’s safe to say I’ve fallen in love with fostering.

I find the stories of young people and foster carers a privilege to hear and share.

I’m passionate about making foster care the best it can be, for children and carers.

My hope for the future is that, for children who need foster care, that we can offer them a safe, kind place, not too far from home. And by working together as local authorities in Wales, I believe we can achieve change.

I’ve had many cherished fostering memories in the last 18 years, but these little moments are not in the news. So here are a few other things I’m proud of…

• Published A new model to support foster families – Care Talk
• Jill talking here about mockingbird on the Ylab Wales Youtube channel
• Project published here: https://www.themj.co.uk/mockingbird-supporting-foster-families

Nominating and accompanying foster carers to national excellence awards in London in 2018: Two Flintshire fostering families honoured at a national fostering award ceremony | Deeside.com

Flintshire becoming the first fostering friendly local authority in Wales, receiving a fostering excellence award in 2017 and meeting Lydia Bright and her mum Debbie Douglas.

Receiving a fostering excellence award for our collaborative work as Foster Wales in 2022.

In 2024, meeting Wynne Evans and Fatima Whitbread,

• ‘Feeling like family is important’ says Newport foster carer helping children overcome food worries | ITV News Wales
• Fatima Whitbread joins Foster Walk Cardiff 2024 — Culture Cardiff

And our ‘Bring something to the table’ campaign winning best public sector campaign CIPR awards 2024. CIPR 2024 Excellence Awards winners revealed

A huge THANK YOU to Kiri Pritchard – McLean for the laughs, the sequins and the tears, and more than anything, for sharing such a heartfelt and powerful message about her own personal journey of becoming a foster carer with her local authority in Anglesey.