Respect
One of the issues I explore in my book Happy Kids is that of respect.
Emma, a care leaver, shares her story
My name is Emma, I am 24 years of age and I would like to tell you my story.
Attracting and Keeping Carers – June 2013
What a fortnight. We will shortly be sending out a questionnaire to see how it went for your fostering service, but the initial feedback on this year’s Foster Care Fortnight campaign looks fantastic. Thank you to everyone who took part.
Why we need to support our care leavers
With momentum increasing in our push to get MPs across the country to support dontmoveme.org.uk, a foster carer has told us why she believes that it should be supported.
A foster carer discusses the positive effects of staying in care
My wife and I are registered foster carers and are in favour of the amendment to the Children and Families Bill that would allow young people in foster care to remain with their carers until the age of 21, if both the young person and the carers were in favour of such an arrangement.
Don't Move Me - A foster carer speaks
A foster carer tells the Fostering Network why they are supporting the Don't Move Me campaign.
Culture of silence
A couple of weeks ago I posted a small piece on the social networking website Facebook saying that a child I was looking after had been tied to his chair as a punishment.
tFN president Jim Bond shares his view of foster care
As Foster Care Fortnight closes, Jim Bond, president of the Fostering Network and foster carer, shares his thoughts on foster care.
She didn't know she'd made a difference
On the final Saturday of Foster Care Fortnight 2013 Joanne, a foster carer from Scotland, wants to share her story of how she wasn't aware that she had made a difference until she received a surprise through her door.
Pauline talks about her fostering experiences
My name is Pauline, I'm nearly 73 yrs old, and have fostered for West Sussex for 47 years.