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The Duchess of Cambridge to celebrate foster care

The Fostering Network is delighted to welcome The Duchess of Cambridge to an event hosted by the charity and Islington Council to celebrate the work of foster carers in providing support to vulnerable young people on Friday 16 January.

Young people’s guide to staying put published

A guide for young people to help them navigate staying put, the statutory duty for local authorities in England which enables young people to continue to live with their foster carers until 21 if both parties wish, has been published.

Response to substance misuse inquiry in Wales

The Fostering Network Wales has submitted its response to the Welsh Government’s Health and Social Care Committee inquiry into substance misuse, recommending a range of measures including the provision of core training for foster on how to recognise signs of substance misuse.

Foster carers awarded New Year honours

We would like to congratulate three members of The Fostering Network who have received New Year honours.

Government Fostering ambassador welcomed

The Fostering Network welcomes television chef, author and care leaver Lorraine Pascale to her role as Government Fostering Ambassador in England.

Advice and support over the holiday season

Please take note of our helpline and FosterLine closing times over the Christmas and New Year.

Foster Care Fortnight™ workshops and theme

The Fostering Network will be asking people to consider their own personal connection to fostering and to find out whether they have the skills to make a difference to a child’s life during Foster Care Fortnight ™ 2015.

Placement limits to be introduced in Scotland

The Fostering Network today welcomes the news that the Scottish Government has laid down in the Scottish Parliament an amendment to The Looked after Children (Scotland) Regulations to introduce placement limits to foster care.

Anthology of fostering family writing launched

The Fostering Network has today published a collection of poems and short stories written by children and young people who live in fostering families, called Growing Up in our House.

The writing, submitted to a competition as part of the 2014 Sons & Daughters: Celebrating the foster family campaign, was judged by acclaimed children’s author and long-term supporter of The Fostering Network, Jacqueline Wilson.