30th March 2025

Jack*, 13

Jack* is 13 years old, with brown eyes, brown hair and a bright smile. He likes to keep his hair short and well trimmed. He is funny and outgoing.

Jack has been in short-term foster care and requires a long-term home with his brother Alex* (12) who he shares a close relationship with.

Jack is a very loveable young person, with a great personality. His unique charm comes from his ability to make people laugh with his quick wit and sarcastic sense of humour. He is a gamer at heart, spending his free time immersed in videos games, but he also enjoys being active, especially playing football with friends. Jack would like to start boxing at a local club.

He is in his second year at secondary school, where he has lots of friends. His favourite subject is Maths and he wants to be a doctor when he grows up. He is confident to speak his mind and share his views.

Jack and his brother Alex have been through a lot of difficult experiences in their young lives and they can struggle to talk about their feelings and emotions at times. Alex and Jack need to live in a household where they can build trust and help them manage their sadness at being apart from their sister and wider family.

Jack takes pride in staying stylish, keeping up with the trends and likes to be well groomed. He is independent and likes to spend down time watching Tiktok videos or movies. He also enjoys going out shopping, going to Tim Horton’s, the amusements and go-karting.

He has a good appetite and loves eating any kind of food, including vegetables. His favourite food is Domino’s and McDonald’s, however, he has these as a treat.

Jack has family time with his siblings three times per week.

Jack would be best suited to living in a two adult household; he enjoys having one on one time with his foster carer. Jack’s foster carers are not expected to be at home full-time, as he and his brother Alex are in school.

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Alex* (12)

Alex* is 12 years old, with brown hair, brown eyes and a cheeky smile. He is outgoing, active and has a lovely personality.

Alex has been in short-term foster care and requires a long-term home with his brother Jack (13), who he shares a close relationship with.

Alex is a very funny child, who loves to make people laugh and enjoys one on one time with his carer. Alex loves to play video games and will happily spend his free time doing so. Alex also loves to play football with his brother and friends, and plays football after school. Alex enjoys spending time with his friends, going to the cinema, the beach, the amusements, to the park and youth club. Alex would like to join his brother and join boxing at a local club.

He is in his first year of secondary school, which he enjoys and has good friends. His favourite subject is Science and P.E.

Alex has a good appetite and will eat all kinds of foods. His favourite foods, like most teenage boys, are chicken nuggets, burgers, pizza and doughnuts.

Alex has family time with his siblings three times per week. Alex would benefit from foster carers who can give him reassurance and commit time to him.

Alex would be best suited to living in a two adult household, so he can spend one on one time with his carer. Alex’s foster carers are not expected to be at home full-time, as he and his brother Jack are in school.

Ideally, Alex and Jack’s foster carers would live in the Ballymena, Antrim, Randalstown, Cullybackey, Broughshane or Ballymoney area, to allow the boys to remain in school.

As Alex and Jack’s foster carers you will receive an annual fee provided monthly, alongside fostering allowances to cover the cost of day-to-day expenses as well as ongoing social work support.

Contact us to register your interest or find out more.

*names changed and stock image used to protect young people’s identities