Foster Care Fortnight is over for another year and hopefully this spotlight on the vital role of foster carers will lead to an increase in people applying to fill the existing 9,000 vacancies required this year alone to meet the current need for foster placements.
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The government has announced a £750,000 package to encourage the recruitment and retention of foster carers. The Fostering Network will be working with Local Authorities and IFA’s to look at ways to cast the net wider when recruiting foster carers, particularly for those children with complex needs and behaviours. It’s great to see the role of […]
This article from Sunday’s Independent really highlights the desperate shortage of Foster Carers throughout the country and the devastating effect this is having on the hundreds of sibling groups who come into care. It is becoming increasingly difficult for Fostering Agencies to place siblings together and this just adds additional stress and anxiety to vulnerable children […]
Foster Care fortnight has started!! At Fostering Connections we are trying to raise awareness of the need for Foster Carers throughout the UK. Our website has lots of useful information for anyone who is considering a career as a foster carer but it’s also great to hear real life experiences. Catch Debbie Douglas’ blog: http://www.baaf.org.uk/blog/debbie-douglas-not-foster-carer-were-foster-family
Foster Care Fortnight is almost here, this is a perfect time to think seriously about whether you have the skills, life experience and dedication to become a Foster Carer. Thousands of foster carers are needed throughout the country to ensure vulnerable children are able to experience a stable and secure family upbringing.
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Many of the thousands of children who come into care have experienced significant difficulties in their lives and have more problems to overcome than most; they may offer a real challenge, both emotionally and physically to their foster carers.
It is often the most most damaged and challenging young people who struggle to find stable foster placements. […]
There are many misconceptions about the qualifications needed to become a foster carer. The first is that there are any qualifications!! Foster carers need to have a spare room, endless patience and dedication ….a good sense of humour helps as well!!
One of the biggest misconceptions is that only married, heterosexual couples can apply. This is simply not true…… applications to become foster […]
‘If all the children in care in the UK today were brought together they would fill the Olympic Stadium in London. The UK’s foster carers look after most of these children, almost 62,000 on any one day. And with the need to recruit 9,000 new foster carers across the UK during 2013, the Fostering […]
The recent Care Inquiry has highlighted that the care system too often breaks not makes relationships for children in care. Frequent placement moves often result in important relationships being broken and lost needlessly. The care system needs to consider all options, including foster care and all possible options are afforded the same priority in terms of funding. This resonates […]