I found this article about Fostering / Foster Care and Adoption on BAAF’s website and it struck a chord with me. At present the government is striving to increase adoptions for children in the UK but there are concerns that this could have a detrimental effect on foster care and fostering and see children […]
As the Government continues to work toward cutting adoption timescales, professionals are concerned that adoption is a huge undertaking and a decision not to be taken lightly. Will the current focus on adoption have a detrimental effect on fostering and foster care? ‘We need to value and support foster carers instead of fixating on adoption’ […]
I’m sure there are many Manchester Foster Carers who have experienced frustration when a fostering placement ends abruptly and at times like these your dedicated Supervising Social Worker is there to listen to your concerns and support you through the process. But what can foster children do if they are unhappy about moving between […]
As the debate over the Bedroom Tax rumbles on, the exemption for Manchester Foster Carers may still not prove to be sufficient. Foster carers who foster sibling groups may lose out unless the exemption is extended. Foster carers with more than one spare room will not be exempt under the proposals because only one […]
Are you a Manchester foster carer? Are you a foster child? If so, Ofsted and The Fostering Network are keen to hear your views on the service you have received from your agency or the quality of care you receive from your foster carers. It’s all part of a move to assess the quality of the fostering service throughout the country […]
The Fostering Network have recently launched a new fostering initiative, Head Heart and Hands (aka foster care manchester). This is aimed at encouraging a new holistic approach to supporting children in foster care, looking at their individual needs and moving away from the risk averse approach to making decisions which may deny foster care […]
Voice is an independent national charity committed to empowering children and young people in foster care (Manchester) and in need and campaigning for lasting change to improve their lives. They have been supporting foster children and young people since 1975 and have a great website with a dedicated foster care’ zone. A brilliant source […]
The British Association of Adoption and Fostering’s new publication: ‘Recipes for Fostering’ is now available and contains, along with some great recipes, a number of heartwarming stories inspired by foster carers’ experiences of building relationships with their foster children through shopping, cooking and eating.
Read Jackie and Alan’s story at http://www.baaf.org.uk/blog/recipes-fostering
As the Manchester Fostering Network launch an innovative new model of supporting children in foster care:, Children’s minister Edward Timpson describes foster carers as ‘the unsung heroes of the care system’ and praises the great work they undertake in caring for vulnerable children and young people. Great to hear of foster carers receiving much deserved recognition.
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