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BE PART OF OUR FOSTERING FAMILY… Interested in fostering? Come along to our drop-in session at our offices at Hanley Swan on Friday 26th April 2019 10am to 1pm for an informal chat and to find out more information. Location: Acorn Business Centre, Roberts End, Hanley...

Saturday 2nd March 2019 The CYP Ambassador meeting was well attended and enjoyed by all.   Our Education Adviser, Helen, covered ‘anti-bullying’ and ‘treating others with respect’.  Dean our Registered Manager, Sarah Supervising social worker and Nick covered the...

ThinkUKnow has produced a guide to help parents understand why live-streaming is so popular, and how to keep children safe. You can find the article here: https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/articles/live-streaming-responding-to-the-risks/...

Have you been considering becoming a foster carer in the Midlands? Fostering is a challenging and rewarding job that really makes a difference. There are countless individuals, couples and families that have thought about fostering for years, but many never take any...

The Guardian is giving foster carers the opportunity to share their personal foster story. This is a fantastic opportunity to share what it’s really like to be a foster carer. Stories from those with experience can be vital to help shape the future of fostering but...

The Fostering Network has responded to the House of Commons Education Committee Report on Fostering in England. The report follows an inquiry that began back in October 2016. For the report, The Fostering Network produced both written and oral evidence and they played...

Foundation Fostering is working hard to increase the number of foster carers in the Midlands in 2018. We hope that individuals, couples and families with children will all consider offering children and young people a warm and loving home for the months and years...

Cyberbullying is a major problem that comes hand in hand with modern life and social networking. Many children are struggling to handle life with cyberbullying and it has a negative impact on their mental health, contributing to depression, self-harm, suicidal...

The amount of calls to Childline concerning cyberbullying continues to increase. During 2016/17, there were 3,103 counselling sessions on Childline, an increase of 12% from the year before. The amount of sessions has in fact double since cyberbullying was considered...

On Tuesday, December 19 2018, Robert Goodwill the Children’s minister announced that children in foster care in England, aged 3 and 4 years old, would now be entitled to the extra 15 hours of free childcare. The free childcare will be available to use from September...