Blogs
Stephen (name has been changed) is a teenager from Northern Ireland who is part of The Fostering Network’s Fostering Achievement programme. Fostering Achievement has supported Stephen for a numbers of years and in this blog he tells you about his sporting achievements and his ambitions for the future.
By Foster Care Fortnight on May 26th, 2016
Dear foster carer
Foster carers hold a very special place at the heart of our communities.
There isn’t a time of day you’re afraid of being called upon, but we can’t expect you to run on empty. There isn’t a child’s need you will not work to meet, but we can’t allow you to be under resourced when trying to meet those needs. There is not a challenge you won’t rise to on behalf of the children you care for, but we can’t let you stand alone.
By Foster Care Fortnight on May 26th, 2016
Welcome to the tenth edition of our Head, Heart, Hands newsletter.
By Freya Burley on May 25th, 2016
Jean Boag nominated her employer for a Fostering Excellence Award in 2015 for their willingness to provide flexible working hours to enable Jean to become a foster carer.
By Foster Care Fortnight on May 25th, 2016
Tony Round is The Fostering Network’s fundraising manager. In this blog, Tony discusses the need for more flexible and supportive workplaces to encourage working people to foster and support foster carers in employment.
By Foster Care Fortnight on May 25th, 2016
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.
By Foster Care Fortnight on May 23rd, 2016
A key part of our ongoing campaigns work is to ensure that decision makers get the full facts about fostering. At the moment the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Children is conducting an inquiry into children’s social care, and to inform our response to this we surveyed foster carers on the subject of cuts to local authority budgets.
By Policy and Campaigns tFN on May 23rd, 2016
We often hear about fostering from the carers point of view. But what’s it like waiting for, meeting, and then finally moving in with a foster family? Rory from Portsmouth shares his experience.
This article first appeared in New Family Social magazine, and was written with the help of Portsmouth City Council
By Foster Care Fortnight on May 23rd, 2016
The Fostering Network Wales supports foster carers and other professionals across the country; delivering training, research and advice as well as offering information services. Maria Boffey from our team based in Cardiff outlines the latest news from Wales.
By Foster Care Fortnight on May 20th, 2016
Mirren Taylor from Fosterline Scotland answers some of the common questions she is asked about diversity from potential foster carers enquiring about the role.
By Foster Care Fortnight on May 20th, 2016
