Isle of Wight Fostering Fortnight Awareness.

islandpulse.co.uk     14-May-2008            

Simon Butler reports: The Isle of Wight Council’s Fostering Team started touring the Island this week, taking information on being a foster carer to numerous Island towns. The tour is part of this year’s Fostering Fortnight being held between 12th - 24th May. A large trailer will be visiting... [read full story]                    

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Youngsters help foster campaign take-off

southwalesargus.co.uk     13-May-2008          

CHILDREN celebrated the launch of Foster Care Fortnight outside Little Acorns Nursery in Rassau, Ebbw Vale, yesterday. Young people were invited to jump onboard the Dragon's Den community bus and join in with fun activities, such as face painting. Blaenau Gwent Council's Director of Community...                    

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Charity fears over fostering shortage

thenorthernecho.co.uk     13-May-2008          

VULNERABLE children in the region will suffer unless hundreds more foster parents are recruited, a charity has warned. The Fostering Network says more than 300 carers are needed this year if children in the North-East and North Yorkshire are to receive the help they need. Robert Tapsfield,...                    

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Make a massive difference by fostering

theasiannews.co.uk     14-May-2008          

IN England there are more than 60,000 children in care. Jameel says: "I didn't realise single people could be foster carers until I read about it in the paper. "If anybody is considering becoming a foster parent I would tell them 100 per cent to go for it. "As long as you have got a caring nature...                    

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NI Minister McGimpsey highlights need for more foster carers

egovmonitor.com     14-May-2008          

Source: Northern Ireland Executive Published Wednesday, 14 May, 2008 - 09:17 Health Minister Michael McGimpsey today launched Foster Care Fortnight which aims to recruit more foster carers across Northern Ireland. The event is part of the annual UK-wide awareness campaign, co-ordinated by the...                    

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Foster Care Fortnight: Read Rachel's Fostering Blog.

nch.org.uk     14-May-2008          

Rachel and Simon approached NCH to enquire about becoming foster carers. They had been working in retail for all of their lives and moving into their 40’s with their own children Mark and Nathan, growing up they felt that they would like to give something back to society. They visited experienced...                    

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14/05/08 - A job well done!

luton.gov.uk     14-May-2008          

Foster carers who have dedicated years caring for children attended a special awards reception evening in recognition of their commitment and outstanding service. EastEnders stall holder Winston played by Ulric Browne opened the reception and praised the foster carers for the great work they do....                    

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Fostering fortnight

bristol-city.gov.uk     14-May-2008          

Release Date: 08-May-2008 Do you have the skills to foster? A recruitment campaign to encourage people to see themselves as potential foster carers will be launched by Bristol City Council on Monday 12th May, as part of foster care fortnight. The Bristol campaign “fostering: recognise the...                    

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Find out more about fostering

northamptonshire.gov.uk     14-May-2008          

Think you can’t foster? Think again. You can be single, married, divorced, gay, straight, working or unemployed and Northamptonshire County Council wants to hear from you. The county council is supporting this year’s Foster Care Fortnight (12 to 25 May) - a nationwide event which aims to boost...                    

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York foster care campaign hailed

yorkpress.co.uk     14-May-2008          

DOZENS more children will be able to stay in York to be fostered - thanks to a campaign backed by The Press. At the end of last year we ran a series of articles about becoming foster parents due to a shortage of suitable homes for children in the York area. The articles included interviews with...                    

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Fostering is a vocation of great responsibility with training and support to match

independent.co.uk     15-May-2008          

Fostering was once viewed as an act of kindness by housewives with a room to spare. "If foster carers feel recognised and respected, that rubs off on the children and young people they look after, who in turn feel more valued," she adds. "If someone wants to be home-based and they have an...                    

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