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… Become a
foster
carer Every year, tens of thousands of children across … thousands of new
foster
carers are needed every year.
Could
you
be one of them? Find out more
Support
our work As the …
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Kinship care (England)
… close family members private fostering family and friends
foster
care special guardianship child arrangements orders . … Conferences to identify potential family members who can
could
potentially care for children and who are willing to be … assessing social workers, applicants and panel members All
You
Need to Know: Family and Friends
Foster
Care Initial …
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Pocket money
… How of much of the
foster
care allowance should be used as pocket money? The … personal needs within any benefit payment a young person
could
expect if they were unemployed. This is important … Stepladder of Achievement - The Share Foundation Helping
you
teach children about money - Money Heroes Created: …
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Why we're here
… there are over 70,000 children living with almost 56,000
foster
families in the UK. Every 20 minutes another child … the next year over 8,000 new
foster
families are needed.
Could
you
foster
? …
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Attracting and Keeping Carers - November 2014
… plans to help improve their recruitment and retention of
foster
carers, informed by the Values Modes insight and their … London and Manchester to introduce the theme and give
you
ideas on how to make the most of next year’s campaign. … the garden from the stream? How deep is the stream?
Could
an adult perform a wading rescue or is there rescue …
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Wexbaby – a small business with a special story
… When Ettie talks about
foster
care, her voice is full of gratitude and love. She … feels like giving back to June and Pete and saying thank
you
’, she explains her commitment to the cause.
Foster
care … care, June and Pete spared no effort to ensure the girls
could
stay together – and with them. The couple switched from …
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When is enough, actually enough?
… I am changing direction. Having been a
foster
carer for 12 years I am now project managing the … and they have all been very different. I would imagine, if
you
are a
foster
carer too, then yours have been as well. … carers stop fostering - had they given me ten minutes I
could
have quite happily told them why! However, that would …
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The voice of young people is a vital foundation to building strong #FosteringCommunities
… The work of
foster
carers should be championed all year-round, and as we … When I asked a
foster
carer about this, they told me: ‘I
could
not
foster
without my fostering community around me for … discuss the issues facing
foster
carers in Scotland, which
you
are welcome to join. During
Foster
Care Fortnight, …
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Welcome to Foster Care Fortnight 2023
… As
Foster
Care Fortnight™ commences, I want to begin by saying a huge thank
you
to
you
, our #FosteringCommunities for all that
you
do. As … for a great future. If
you
are reading this and think
you
could
be part of the fostering community, I urge
you
to take …
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First annual Fostering Excellence Awards held in London
… and celebrate excellence and outstanding achievement in
foster
care, honour the achievements of young care leavers … given the standard of nominations and though we wish we
could
give an award to everyone, I believe that we made some … against the odds and helping others in society. Thank
you
to
you
all. Jim Bond, president of The Fostering Network …
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Annual national fostering awards take place in London
… and celebrate excellence and outstanding achievement in
foster
care, honour the achievements of young care leavers … given the standard of nominations and though we wish we
could
give an award to everyone, I believe that we made some … against the odds and helping others in society. Thank
you
to
you
all.” ENDS …
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Unfulfilled pledge sees up to ten-year freeze on support for children in foster care across Scotland
… by the Scottish Government to end the postcode lottery in
foster
care allowances
could
have an impact on children in
foster
care and
foster
… look after.’ A young adult with care experience said: ‘
You
are carrying out a duty of care... to
support
these …
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