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 at Islington Council to celebrate the work of foster carers in providing support to vulnerable young people on Friday 16 January.
By media on January,13th 2015

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.

By media on January,13th 2015

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.

By media on January,13th 2015

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.

By media on January,12th 2015

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.

By media on December,23rd 2014

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.

By media on December,18th 2014

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.

By media on December,17th 2014

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.

By media on December,15th 2014