Families are being urged to consider fostering a child, as demands are not being met in the capital.
The initiative by the Child and Family Agency, Tusla, is focused on North Dublin, where the need is greatest at present.
Caroline's been a foster mum for 22 years, as well as having two kids of her own.
She first took in her grand-nephew;
Caroline says she couldn't have done what she does without the support of her husband Emmet, and her children.
