Shades of grey
Foster carers inhabit a strange world. It is one where black and white don’t exist in isolation but bleed into one another.
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Before the first arrival
Are you a newly approved foster carer and waiting for your first arrival? Here are some top tips for you from experienced carers!
Welcoming a new child into your home
Angela has been a foster carer for five years. She and her husband, Simon, specialise in looking after sibling groups aged four upwards. Here she shares some tips which have helped her when welcoming a new foster child into her home.
A teacher, a nurse, a mum, a friend - by Debbie Douglas
Debbie Douglas is a foster carer and the Westminster Government's fostering ambassador. Here she talks about the multiple roles a foster carer takes on - and how proud she is to say that she is a foster carer.
Fostering has helped us as a family
Sean has been fostering with his wife, Marette, for many years in Northern Ireland. Marette has always worked in a childcare environment and from early in their marriage they had agreed that fostering was something they wanted to get involved in. In this blog Sean discusses their fostering experiences.
So rewarding but often overlooked
Lauren is the daughter of a foster carer and also one of our young champions in Scotland.
Recognition for decades of caring
Rosemary Mazzone is a recently retired foster carer from Ramsey on the Isle of Man who was awarded the British Empire Medal last year for services to youth and the community and gained the accolade of the Pride in Mann Community Champion award in 2015.
Here Rosemary tells us about her dedication to her community, the children she looked after and her advice for prospective foster carers.
I couldn't have been more wrong!
Tony Acott has been fostering with his wife for 10 years in Newport, South Wales. They foster a young boy and provide emergency respite support.
