by 39-admin | Oct 6, 2023 | Blog, The Male Foster Carer Blog
We are told that this is national shortage of Foster Carers. This has been the case since I started out my Fostering career in the 90s. So why is there a shortage? Why don’t people want to Foster? There seems to be a misconception on what is involved in Fostering...
by 39-admin | Sep 26, 2023 | Blog, Our Stories
It was a typical weekend, football, eating, sleeping and more football. James (name changed) had a game on Saturday morning so we had an early night on Friday and no takeaway. We got to the ground early, on Saturday, and James went off with his team mates. I went and...
by 39-admin | Aug 31, 2023 | Blog
What is a young carer!A young carer looks after someone who is ill, has a disability, or has mental health issues. Or, if a parent or family member has an alcohol or drug problem, they may be unable to care for themselves or anyone else.A young carer looks after...
by 39-admin | Dec 28, 2022 | Blog
In this blog, I am going to be talking about what it is like for someone like me as a care-experienced person, to be applying for a PhD course at university. This can be a big step for many people as it means that they are getting to where they want to go, but for a...
by 39-admin | Dec 26, 2022 | Blog
In this blog, I am going to be talking about what it was like to prepare to leave care and become independent. Everything in this blog is my own personal views and most importantly more own personal story. During the final year of being in care, my social...
by 39-admin | Dec 21, 2022 | Blog
In this blog, I am going to be talking about what it is like to be responsible for paying your own rent for the very first time. As a former care leaver myself, when getting your own place, it marks the very first moment of having your own life, once again and being...
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