News from Wales

Find out how we are finding homes for children in Wales

Written by Neil Davies | March 2025

6 min read

Neil Davies shares updates, encouragement and prayer points related to Home for Good’s work across Wales.

Sharing a new vision

Since the merger of Home for Good and Safe Families in September, we have been so encouraged to see how God has been moving through this process of coming together as one, new organisation. In among the many changes in roles, teams, systems and structures, we’ve seen many blessings and encouragements in our work, not least in Wales.

As part of this new season for our charity, we’ve been working together on the development of a new vision and on the shaping of our core areas of mission. I’m delighted to be able to share these things with you now.

Our vision

‘Together, we hope for a society where no family feels alone, and every child has a home where they can flourish. We believe the Church is central to this vision’

Our mission

Empowering and supporting parents, carers, hosts, as together we build positive connections and relationships so children and families can flourish.
Inspiring and equipping churches as they create communities of care, hospitality and belonging.
Influencing systemic change for children and families, which amplifies their voices, offers hope and promotes a loving and just society.

Mothers’ Day

We recognise that Mothers’ Day is a great opportunity to celebrate mothers, but we also know that many people sit within a story where motherhood is complex. We know that everyone has a unique story and recognise some women can feel isolated by Mothers’ Day.

Over a number of years, Home for Good has sought to speak into this occasion with sensitivity – to help churches honour the different roles women play in the lives of children and to stand with those who find this day painful. There is as a great opportunity to create a sense of welcome and belonging for people in our church congregations and show that stories throughout scripture represent multiple versions of what a mother or mother figure is and could be. We have lots of great resources that you can use on Mothers’ Day this year (Sunday 30th March). There’s lots of recommended videos in our special Mothers’ Day Video library.

We know many churches across Wales that will be using one of these videos on Mothers’ Day, so please pray that people would feel loved and seen by God and their Church family as they watch on 30th March.

Opportunities at key events

It was both a joy and a privilege to be able to attend this year’s St David's Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast at the iconic Pierhead Building in Cardiff Bay where Prince Seeiso of Lesotho gave the main address. It was a great opportunity meet with MS’ (Member of The Senedd), Christian leaders and to catch up with other great friends of Home for Good & Safe Families.

On St David’s Day this year we were privileged to partner with Cant y Gymru (100 for Wales) at their Day for Wales conference at The Royal Welsh Showground in Builth Wells. Cant y Gymru have this great and bold vision of raising 100 healthy churches in Wales during the next ten years. Over nine hundred were in attendance with some really great enquiries and conversations at our stand.

In February we were invited by Just Love Cardiff Uni to present to a great bunch of people at one of the lunch time meetings. We had such great conversations from someone signing up to become a Safe Families volunteer to a law student who has a passion to make a difference in the fostering world and many more in between! We look forward to a great partnership here going forward.

Speaking engagements

At Home for Good, we love coming to church services and midweek gatherings to inspire people from God’s Word and to share something of our vision. I’ve had many opportunities to speak and share at churches over the past few months. These have ranged from 10-minute presentation’s to full preaching slots. The response has been very encouraging. Here’s one of the comments we received after one of these speaking engagements: “Fostering is something I would really love to do but as I look after my daughter’s children in South East England 1 week each month I don’t think I can.” I was able to inform her of respite care and also the opportunity to explore her options more fully with our Enquiry and Family Support Team. So if you’re keen to become a carer but think your present circumstances rule you out please contact us through the ‘Get in touch page’ where we can help you explore.

Speaking and presenting in churches is something we love to do at Home for Good. I’d love to come and speak at your church. Please contact me via the email address below if you would like to book me in – or you can use our online ‘Book a Speaker’ form.

Support Groups 

Home for Good Support Groups offer foster carers and adoptive parents a great opportunity for mutual sharing and encouragement. We’d love to see more groups starting up across Wales. If this is something you’d be keen to explore, please get in touch.

But please let me tell you of a few groups that we have running where you are able to get involved!

In Llanelli we have an Adoption Support Group which started in September and is going from strength to strength. If you would like to find out more please email them at [email protected]

The Kinmel Bay Support Group is a very well established group who can be contacted at [email protected]

The Cardiff Support group now meets on the second Saturday of each month at 10.30am in The Senedd Building Café in Cardiff Bay. If you’d like to know more please email or message/call me on the contact details below

And our latest addition is Monmouthshire who currently are meeting online each month with the hope of some in person meetings in the near future. Again if you’re interested please contact me via the details below.

What can I be praying for?

We would love you to stand with us in prayer as we continue to work to find a home for every child who needs one in Wales.

Pray for the Wales team as we seek to play our part in sharing our new vision and implementing our mission alongside churches, families and other partners.
That people would be inspired and fruit would be produced from our speaking engagements.
For those who view and come across our Mother’s Day resources. That they would be encouraged and helped.
That the support groups would continue to flourish and grow as many are supported and encouraged.
Pray for more opportunities to partner with both English and Welsh speaking churches as together we play our part in finding homes for children and providing connection and support for families.