Who needs fostering?
Every 20 minutes a child comes into care in the UK in need of a foster family to look after them for as long as they need it – sometimes a few days, other times a whole childhood.
Foster carer makes it into top 50 Gloucestershire women of all time
It's not every day your name is mentioned in the same breath as the likes of Lily Allen, Dame Jilly Cooper, and Princess Anne.
Catching up with our young champions - part two
Picking up from where we left off on part one of our young champions blog, here’s Cherise and Jak talking about their experiences with the programme.
Tips to cope with exam stress
It's exam season! And with that comes, for many, a period of stress.
Catching up with our young champions - part one
The great, late, Nelson Mandela once said that ‘the youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow.’ This is, of course true, but we like to think that young people are also the leaders of today which is why we have been so pleased to have had our young champions in Scotland come on board to influenc
Holidays and fostering
We all need a break to ‘get away from it all,’ and that’s what holidays are there for.
12 reasons foster carers are #morethanaparent
It took many years for foster parents to habitually be called foster carers. At the Fostering Network we thought this a significant and positive change in language because it reflected an increased understanding of the role.
Supporting care leavers in higher education
Universities across the UK are striving to engage more care leavers with higher education. Here Transitions Team leader at De Montfort University, Melissa Page, explains why this is so important and what her university is seeking to do to reach more care leavers.
Taking responsibility
Having blogged for many years about fostering and raising children I have more recently looked at ways in which adults and young people can achieve happiness and contentment. Last time we looked at how we can turn the corner and move on after a negative experience.
Hub pets part one – introducing John the ‘Satellite’ Rat
Our Mockingbird programme is growing rapidly, with new constellations (fostering households gathered around a hub home which offers planned and emergency respite, advice, training and support) popping up across the country.