foster care

‘The world is a scary place and siblings need each other’

Roseanne, Beverley and Katherine spent a year in foster care, but unlike some fostered siblings they weren’t separated. More than two decades later, the three sisters explain the hugely positive impact being fostered together has had on them throughout their lives, and why it’s vital siblings must remain together in foster care.

Attracting and Keeping Carers - July 2015

I’ve managed to catch up with a number of you post Foster Care Fortnight™ and have been delighted to hear about all of the activity that took place. Please spare 10 or so minutes to complete the Foster Care Fortnight™ evaluation survey if you haven’t already done so.

The best days of my life

Leah shares her story of foster care, being separated from siblings and how her foster carers have supported her.

Attracting and Keeping Carers - February 2015

February saw the publication of The Fostering Network’s new recruitment target for 2015. The figure, 8,370, reflects the continued rise of children coming into care, the significant numbers of foster carers leaving the service in the past year and a factor to allow sufficient placement choice.

KFC and fostered children

Dominic Stevenson, senior media officer at The Fostering Network, writes: The internet, or sections of it, has found a new outrage – and while it will only last as long as the others, we wanted to put in our tuppence worth on this one.

What's in a name?

This blog is a true story, told bravely and passionately, by an anonymous young person in foster care.

Distorted - By Danielle Kendrick

The Fostering Network occasionally receives poems, pieces of fiction and other work produced by young people in foster care. While we can't publish everything, we did feel that this piece from Danielle showed a maturity in tackling some very big issues. This work does including content and themes which young readers might find distressing. Danielle is only 12 years old, and this is her work of fiction.

Attracting and Keeping Carers - April 2014

I start this month’s blog the day after April Fools’ Day, so rest assured that this month’s AKC blog is wind-up free… although I'm sure some will beg to differ!

'Our door is always open': Couple's forty years of fostering