A POWERFUL short film highlighting the huge difference foster carers to children in care make has been launched by Tameside Council working with other Greater Manchester authorities.
The film, called ‘The Run’, focuses on Tom, an 11-year-old boy, contrasting his need to run – away from danger, a chaotic home life, to get to school in time for breakfast club because he is hungry – with running as a sport.
Despite the disadvantages Tom faces before being fostered – not even having PE kit for school – he is good at running and the film climaxes with Tom taking part in an athletics tournament, running in a stadium, with the support of his new foster family.
The film, launched on 9 October at Everyman Cinema in Altrincham and across the country, supports Tameside Council’s campaign to recruit more foster carers to provide safe and stable homes for local children in care.
It is a major nationwide advertising campaign involving over 90 local authority fostering services, including Foster for Greater Manchester.
