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Help with the cost of living
… General resources Help to
support
your income If
you
’re on a low income or out of work,
you
may be eligible … to improve the energy efficiency of your home, which
could
help to reduce your energy bills. Find energy grants … find a list of available discounts on the GOV.uk website.
Foster
carers, along with social care staff, are eligible to …
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Foster Care Fortnight for fostering services
… also some uncertainty surrounding future events. However,
Foster
Care Fortnight TM (11-24 May), our annual awareness … local area. By getting involved in
Foster
Care Fortnight
you
can raise the profile of fostering locally and let … as well as reaching out to people in your community who
could
become
foster
carers. Read more about retention and …
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Member survey
… as well as what is working well. At a glance While most
foster
carer respondents (96 per cent) and 80 out of 82 … service staff find their membership valuable, many of
you
told
us
that
you
weren’t aware of some of the key member … sick pay respite unions training standards. How we
could
improve our offer When we asked how our members would …
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Fostering Friendly
… businesses of any size a chance to make a difference for
foster
carers and the children they care for in their local … them to balance employment with looking after children.
You
can read more in our report Combining Fostering and Other … take time. Depending on the size of your organisation, it
could
be a few months, but remember we are here to assist at …
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Fosterline Wales factsheets and briefing papers
… grounded in attuned and responsive connections between
you
and the child in your care. Read and download the … paper in English and Welsh . Advocacy and young people
Foster
carers have an essential role to play in enabling the … harm to them, or may lead to them harming others. Harm
could
be a consequence of long term drinking patterns, or …
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Blog entry
Attracting and Keeping Carers - March 2014
… with a ‘Spring into fostering’ type campaign. If
you
’re in the process of doing this, let me know, I’d love to see. Last week saw the culmination of the
Foster
Care Fortnight™ roadshow. Thank
you
to everyone that … carers may prefer to provide an audio profile, which
could
be uploaded to your website or a free alternative such …
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Attracting and Keeping Carers - April 2013
… providing a blend of news and case studies and giving
you
the opportunity to provide comments on the articles … This month, we're looking at Staffordshire's Resilience
Foster
Care scheme and things to consider when producing your … a resource issue? Are there things the Fostering Network
could
be doing to
support
you
? Seven top tips to producing a …
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From fostering to the House of Commons
… Congratulations on your election Kate, why did
you
become a Member of Parliament? I suppose it was a natural … to make a difference. Before
you
were elected,
you
were a
foster
carer. What made
you
decide to
foster
? It does sound a … report has a long list of recommendations. I think if we
could
get a national register of
foster
carers, that would be …
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‘I was hooked and never looked back’: How 18-year-old Reece’s foster carers supported his dreams to study drama
…
You
mentioned that
you
have been living with your current
foster
carers for the past seven years. How would
you
… living in
foster
care and it’s something I never thought I
could
have as a younger child. I’ve been given so many …
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A thank you from our chief executive
… This
Foster
Care Fortnight is an opportunity for
us
to applaud the … and the best possible start to adult life. Thank
you
As the chief executive of The Fostering Network, a …
you
do and all that
you
give. Of course,
foster
carers
could
not do the vital work they do without the
support
of …
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News Story
Call to celebrate fostering in Scotland
… are being asked to think about the amazing work that
foster
carers do on Monday, Fostering in Scotland Day. The … and those with no children were less likely to think they
could
be accepted. Fostering in Scotland Day gives a real … with a fostering service and to see if it’s for them. If
you
have patience, love in your heart and room in your home …
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New report shows allegations process is failing both children in care and foster carers
… to improve practice around allegation investigations in
foster
care, as the impact of poor
support
and lengthy … land, no one takes into account how much stress this puts
you
under’. Current practice in dealing with allegations
could
also result in children in
foster
care experiencing …
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Some calm reflections after a turbulent week
… from this week’s story is about how it is decided which
foster
family a child will live with. Finding a good … the UK, but over 7,000 more are needed this year alone.
Could
you
be one of them? Choosing to
foster
is a big decision that …
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UK’s largest fostering charity urging more people to consider fostering post-lockdown
… the right skills and experience to consider becoming a
foster
carer this
Foster
Care Fortnight TM (10 – 23 May). … needed across the UK in 2021, becoming a
foster
carer
could
be the ideal opportunity for those with the right … for children, it is about having the skills to ensure that
you
can
support
their development and growth.
Foster
carers …
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