{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/72ec9027-a65d-4e63-8a8a-2dab81b10bcf/48a9c890-cd4d-4375-acbb-40077c2ff39f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Fostering & Adoption (with Aunika Blake)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/611e512006c05e425bf407ba/611e512d9f0a93001282f602.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Not only are black children over-represented in the care system, but black boys wait on average over a year longer than white children to get adopted...</p><p><br></p><p>These grim figures are encouraging some of us to make the leap into mothering in a different form: through fostering and adoption.</p><p><br></p><p>But the road is not easy, and this week Aunika (@AunikaBlake/@recoilyouth) takes through her own journey to becoming a foster carer.</p><p><br></p><p>Use the code THRIVE to get 50% off a Black Ballad membership for a year at www.blackballad.co.uk</p><p><br></p><p>Join the conversation on social media! #BBSurvivalGuide</p>","author_name":"Black Ballad"}