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Family - a group of parents and their children. The Oxford English Dictionary.
Families are one of the most important things to us, but some families are a little more dysfunctional than others. To us family is loving and caring people who will always look out for us and after us, but for some poor souls this is not the case. My mum is a foster carer which means she looks after kids that have been mistreated or simply cannot be looked after by their own parents.
By Daniel.Sinclairtfn on August 21st, 2015
Many of you will have already seen the news that as of 31 July 2015, the British Association for Adoption and Fostering, BAAF, has closed. The Fostering Network has been proud to stand with BAAF and their staff in campaigning for changes in legislation and guidance that will have a positive effect on children and young people for generations to come.
By James Foyle on August 20th, 2015
Chloe, who fosters for Chryalis Care, has written about her journey from childhood, to foster care, and onto the toughest challenge around - the Tough Mudder!
By media on August 19th, 2015
My partner Mark Jackson and I have been foster carers since October last year. We were travelling home in the car from my stables one day early in 2014 when I noticed the poster on the back of a bus we were following inviting people to contact West Sussex County Council if they would like to apply to be foster carers. I mentioned this to Mark and he had also thought he would like to do this.
By media on August 11th, 2015
Good afternoon members, I hope you are all enjoying the summer holidays and maybe even a little sunshine? Here is a round-up of what you have been talking about over the last fortnight.
By Aby Wojcik on August 7th, 2015
This week the NSPCC called for the Government to publish detailed data revealing how many children in each English local authority area re-enter care after a return home fails.
By Daniel.Sinclairtfn on July 29th, 2015
Welcome to the fifth edition of our Head, Heart, Hands newsletter.
By Freya Burley on July 27th, 2015
Good afternoon and welcome to our regular round-up of the latest updates from The Fostering Network and our online community.
By Aby Wojcik on July 24th, 2015
If your child’s school hasn’t broken up yet it will be doing soon, so I just wanted to say have a great summer.
By Cathy Glass on July 23rd, 2015
I’ve managed to catch up with a number of you post Foster Care Fortnight™ and have been delighted to hear about all of the activity that took place. Please spare 10 or so minutes to complete the Foster Care Fortnight™ evaluation survey if you haven’t already done so.
By James Foyle on July 22nd, 2015
