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I nodi dechrau Pythefnos Gofal Maeth, mae'r Gweinidog wedi ysgrifennu llythyr personol at bob gofalwr maeth yng Nghymru, gan ofyn iddynt helpu i ysbrydoli eraill i ystyried maethu.  


Ar hyn o bryd, mae dros 4,400 o blant yn cael gofal maeth yng Nghymru. Oedran cyfartalog y gofalwyr maeth yw 55, ac mae angen i awdurdodau lleol recriwtio mwy o ofalwyr maeth o wahanol gefndir ac oedran.   


Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi buddsoddi'n sylweddol dros y tair blynedd ddiwethaf i ddatblygu Fframwaith Maethu Cenedlaethol Cymru (£400k yn 2017\-18\), sydd bellach yn cael ei roi ar waith ar draws pob rhanbarth. Rhoddwyd cyllid tebyg yn 2018\-19 i'r Grant Cynnal Refeniw ar gyfer awdurdodau lleol.    
  
Un o brif nodau'r fframwaith yw annog mwy o bobl i faethu, yn arbennig gyda gwasanaethau maethu awdurdodau lleol, a datblygu strategaeth farchnata a brand genedlaethol wedi'i hategu gan ddulliau gweithredu rhanbarthol ar gyfer recriwtio a chadw.  
  
Cynhelir Pythefnos Gofal Maeth 2018 rhwng 14 a 27 Mai.  
  
Dywedodd Huw Irranca\-Davies:


> "Hoffwn i ddiolch o waelod calon i'r gofalwyr maeth am eu holl waith yn cefnogi ac yn gofalu am rai o'n plant a'n pobl ifanc mwyaf agored i niwed.  
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> "Rydw i wedi cyfarfod nifer o ofalwyr maeth, ac mae'r ymroddiad a'r ymrwymiad rwy'n ei weld bob amser yn creu argraff ddofn arnaf, er fy mod yn gwybod bod maethu yn aml yn gallu bod yn dasg heriol tu hwnt. 
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> "Rydw i hefyd wedi cael y pleser o siarad â phobl ifanc sydd wedi cael profiad o ofal. Roedden nhw'n dweud mor gefnogol oedd eu teuluoedd maeth, nid yn unig yn darparu cartref iddyn nhw ond hefyd yn cynnig awyrgylch teuluol lle'r oedd modd iddyn nhw deimlo'n ddiogel, tyfu a ffynnu. 
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> "Gall teuluoedd maeth hefyd eu helpu i baratoi at y dyfodol a chyflawni eu huchelgais. Fe glywais bobl ifanc sydd wedi cael eu maethu yn dweud bod eu gofalwyr maeth wedi eu helpu i ystyried cyfleoedd addysg bellach a chyflogaeth, neu roi hyder iddyn nhw ddilyn uchelgais o fath arall. Dyna dystiolaeth ardderchog o waith miloedd o ofalwyr maeth a'u teuluoedd yma yng Nghymru. 
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> "Felly hoffwn i ddweud diolch. Mae'r hyn maen nhw'n ei wneud mor bwysig i'n cymdeithas ac, yn arbennig, i'r plant a'r bobl ifanc sy'n derbyn gofal."







Translation:


 
To mark the start of Foster Care Fortnight, the Minister has written a personal letter to every foster carer in Wales, asking them to help inspire others to consider fostering.

There are currently more than 4,400 children in foster care in Wales. The average age of foster carers is 55, and local authorities need to recruit more foster carers from a wide variety of backgrounds and age.

The Welsh Government has put significant investment over the past three years into the development of National Fostering Framework for Wales (£400k in 2017\-18\), which is now being implemented across all regions. Similar funding in 2018\-19 has gone into the Revenue Support Grant for local authorities.    
  
One of the key aims of the framework is to encourage more people to foster, especially with local authorities fostering services, and to develop a national brand and marketing strategy supported by regional approaches to recruitment and retention.  
  
Foster Care Fortnight 2018 runs from 14th to 27th May.  
  
Huw Irranca\-Davies said:


> “I want to express my heartfelt appreciation for all foster carers do in caring and supporting some of our most vulnerable children and young people.  
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> “I have met many foster carers and am always deeply impressed with the dedication and commitment that I see, even while I know that fostering is often a very challenging task. 
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> “I have also had the pleasure of speaking to young people who have experienced care, who have talked to me about how their foster families have supported them, not just by providing a home but with a family environment where they can feel safe, grow and thrive.  
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> “Foster families also help them prepare for the future and achieve their personal outcomes. Fostered young people have told me how their foster carers have helped them to consider opportunities in further education and employment, or given them the confidence to follow other ambitions. What an incredible testimony to the work of the thousands of foster carers and their families here in Wales. 
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> “So I want to say Thank you. What they do is so important for our society and, in particular, the children and young people you are caring for.”