Messy Fostering Guest Edit

Back in March, to mark 20 years of the Today guest editors we gave people the chance to apply in teams to make a programme with us.

Thousands of you applied and every Saturday through August we’ll be featuring programmes guest edited by those successful teams of listeners.

Today it was the turn of Amy, Jo and Gig. They've called their team, Messy Fostering. Amy who’s now 23-years-old was fostered at 14 by Gig and ended up spending her summers with her teacher Jo.

For them, it worked. But sometimes it doesn't and they wanted to use their guest edit to look at how we can stop foster placements breaking down and recruit and retain more foster families.

Their programme features the poet and broadcaster Lemn Sissay, the Children's Minister Claire Coutinho and other young people who have been fostered.

If you need support with any of the issues raised in this podcast you can find organisations that can help at www.bbc.co.uk/actionline

This guest edit of Today was produced by Laura Cooper, Hazel Morgan and Louisa Lewis.