'We wanted to foster to make a difference'
A couple who foster a child asylum seeker said the experience has "enriched" their family life.
Wiltshire Council supports Spencer and Lisa in their role fostering an Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Child (UASC) at their home.
The council is now appealing for more carers to come forward to help support other children fleeing danger in their home country.
"You really could make a huge difference to someone's life and change their life forever," Spencer said.
Spencer and Lisa have been foster carers for four years.
They said opening their home to a UASC is the same as fostering any other young person, although they had to "adapt a little to make them feel as welcome and secure as possible" in the UK.
'Part of our family'
Spencer said the foster child's life has been put "on a different course" since he arrived in their home.
"When Lisa and I started off on this journey we really wanted to make a difference to a young person's life and I believe by doing this, we really have.
"It's made a massive impact on our family, we've welcomed this young person into our family and he's enriched our family completely.
"We've learned loads of new things from him and he's basically become part of our family," he added.
'A happier alternative'
Councillor Laura Mayes from Wiltshire Council said Spencer and Lisa are "a real inspiration" for helping their foster child build a new life.
"We are so fortunate that we have foster carers who can help make an amazing difference and help these young people realise there is a safer, happier alternative," she added.
Foster carers must be at least 21-years-old and have a spare room in their home.
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