by 39-admin | Dec 22, 2021 | Blog
With so many vulnerable children in the care system, there is a huge need for foster carers in the UK. Foster carers can positively impact the lives of young people, giving them the safe environment, confidence and support needed to smoothly transition into...
by 39-admin | Dec 20, 2021 | Blog
It’s important to remember that whilst for many, Christmas is the most ‘wonderful time of the year’ for our children and young people it can be a time of heightened emotion and difficulty. Memories of previous Christmas experiences can leave our children and young...
by 39-admin | Dec 15, 2021 | Blog
The initial days and weeks of a child being placed can be described as daunting, overwhelming or like ‘a deer in headlights’ moment. This is where having a good relationship with an experienced and knowledgeable supervising social worker can really help a foster carer...
by 39-admin | Dec 8, 2021 | Blog
Being a foster carer is one of the most rewarding, positive experiences you could have. You will be able to improve and better a child’s life, when they have had a tough, challenging start in life. Whether it is giving a child the necessary support and compassionate...
by 39-admin | Dec 7, 2021 | Blog
Foster Carer Profile Gill is a 54-year-old Black British woman of Caribbean descent. Gill is a single foster carer who is currently a foster carer for an Independent Fostering Agency. Gill has had two children (sibling group of 2, brother and sister aged 13 and 8,...
by 39-admin | Nov 30, 2021 | Blog
What helps you decide? When I first became a foster carer with Fostering UK, I really thought that I would only want to care for children short term, probably because I am a bit older, and my children had grown up. My assessing social worker talked me through the...
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