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Fostering Friendly
… businesses of any size a chance to make a difference for
foster
carers and the children they care for in their local … them to balance employment with looking after children.
You
can read more in our report Combining
Fostering
and Other … take time. Depending on the size of your organisation, it
could
be a few months, but remember we are here to assist at …
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Member survey
… as well as
what
is working well. At a glance While most
foster
carer respondents (96 per cent) and 80 out of 82 … service staff find their membership valuable, many of
you
told us that
you
weren’t aware of some of the key member … sick pay respite unions training standards. How we
could
improve our offer When we asked how our members would …
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Foster Care Fortnight - recruitment checklist
… Retention It’s likely that your primary focus during
Foster
Care Fortnight is to raise awareness of the need for … of the team is also vital – it can mean that ultimately,
you
need to recruit fewer new carers.
Foster
Care Fortnight … taking part in a
Foster
Walk during the fortnight, which
could
finish with a celebratory family fun day for
fostering
…
Read more>
Home insurance for foster carers
… 10 key questions to ask a potential insurer I am a
foster
carer, do
you
apply any additional restrictions, reductions or … information would
you
need me to provide and how quickly
could
you
confirm if cover is available? If a
foster
child …
Read more>
Fosterline Wales factsheets and briefing papers
… grounded in attuned and responsive connections between
you
and the child in your care. Read and download the … paper in English and Welsh . Advocacy and young people
Foster
carers have an essential role to play in enabling the … harm to them, or may lead to them harming others. Harm
could
be a consequence of long term drinking patterns, or …
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Blog entry
Attracting and Keeping Carers - March 2015
… Network launched the results of our State of the Nation’s
Foster
Care survey, the new minimum allowances for England … the night” still features… The statement of “I’m not brave…
you
just have to be committed” is a clear pioneer trait . … contact when the
foster
carer was unable to do so,
could
be developed within Greenwich’s
fostering
service. A …
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Attracting and Keeping Carers - April 2013
… providing a blend of news and case studies and giving
you
the opportunity to provide comments on the articles … This month, we're looking at Staffordshire's Resilience
Foster
Care scheme and things to consider when producing your … a resource issue? Are there things the
Fostering
Network
could
be doing to support
you
? Seven top tips to producing a …
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Attracting and Keeping Carers - June 2015
… from a survey reporting that 40 per cent of teenagers in
foster
care are already on their third placement; a quarter … insight into
fostering
from a different perspective. Thank
you
to everyone who contributed and helped us share their … (please do get in touch to tell me otherwise) and
could
well pave the way for more services to approach
foster
…
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Attracting and Keeping Carers - August 2013
… that it’s not the same as adoption, and who can actually
foster
. Even my small straw poll confirms the findings from … is now closed and the responses are being collated. Thank
you
to all of the 40 plus
fostering
services that completed … better support
foster
carers. I’d be most grateful if
you
could
forward the link to the survey to your
foster
carers to …
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From fostering to the House of Commons
… Congratulations on your election Kate, why did
you
become a Member of Parliament? I suppose it was a natural … to make a difference. Before
you
were elected,
you
were a
foster
carer.
What
made
you
decide to
foster
? It does sound a … report has a long list of recommendations. I think if we
could
get a national register of
foster
carers, that would be …
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News Story
Thousands of new foster families needed this year to help change children’s futures
… Over 8,500
foster
families are needed across the UK over the next year … families being found during 2019 – particularly those that
could
foster
teenagers and sibling groups – some children … said: ‘It’s really key to have a secure family unit around
you
that loves
you
and helps
you
navigate and understand …
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Keep children within their communities: charity highlights urgent need for more foster families
… Too often, due to a lack of
foster
carers, children are placed with
foster
families away … and skills to support them when they need it most. ‘If
you
have ever considered
fostering
, now is the time to get in … rewarding feeling ever – and the biggest compliment anyone
could
ever give me. ‘Becoming part of the
fostering
community …
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Charity issues a call for under 35s to consider becoming foster carers
… Network is calling for more under 35s to consider becoming
foster
carers. The call comes during the second week of … with social workers about the age of the children we
could
care for. However we have found that our youth has … up this work a couple of years into my ninth decade!’ If
you
believe
you
may have relevant skills and experiences to …
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