Adoption UK is a national charity that has worked with and on behalf of adoptive parents, prospective adopters and foster carers for over 40 years. In recent years, three major acts of parliament – Adoption and Children’s Act 2002, Civil Partnership Act 2004 and the Equality Act 2006 – have reflected changes in [...]
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Put yourself in the Picture: Fostering with West Sussex County Council
“It’s so satisfying to know that something you have done has made a real difference to a child’s life. There’s nothing quite like it” West Sussex has over 400 foster carers but is always looking for more people to provide a warm and nurturing family environment for those children in need. Could you make the [...]
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Children in need of forever families
We need people from all over the UK who can welcome children into their lives and offer a loving, stable and safe family. North Somerset Council has seen a rise in the number of children who need adoptive parents outside of the area, so we’d like to hear from you, whatever your location. Here are [...]
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Every 22 minutes across the UK, a child needs a foster carer
There is ever increasing pressure on the care system to find the most appropriate homes for these children so that they can have the best possible chance of a positive future. Foster carers who have the skills to work with, encourage and aid the development of a child are often the best people to care [...]
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YOU can foster
Becoming a foster carer is about providing a safe and caring home for a looked-after child; it’s not about sexuality, ethnicity or gender. Tamara and Sherwin are single gay carers in their 30s. Neither of them can think of a time in their fostering experience when their sexuality has been an issue. Tamara has been [...]
LGBT Adoption and Fostering Week
For the launch of LGBT Adoption and Fostering Week (20-26 February 2012), Barnardo’s is asking more people to consider putting themselves forward as potential foster parents – particularly for older children. More attention needs to be paid to the care of older, vulnerable, children. Nearly twelve thousand (43%) of all the children who entered care [...]
Anyone Can Foster
What is fostering? Fostering is looking after children who cannot live at home with their parents. The children and young people need to be in a safe, caring home away from the abuse and neglect they may have experienced. They come from different backgrounds and are likely to be worried, anxious, scared or angry. Fostering [...]
Shortage of Foster Carers Must Be Addressed
There is a current shortage of just over 10,000 foster carers in the UK There are many reasons why children need to be ‘looked after’ by foster carers. Some families have periods of instability due to life issues i.e. medical conditions; depression; family breakdown; learning difficulties; substance dependency; and families struggling to cope. Other children [...]
First-ever LGBT Adoption and Fostering Week launches
Week runs from Monday 20th to Sunday 26th February 2012. Events are being organised across the UK as part of the country’s first-ever LGBT Adoption and Fostering Week. It comes as gay adopters and foster carers are being hailed by social workers for their significant strengths in a survey commissioned by New Family Social, the [...]
Fostering with Pride
FCA is the only independent provider of fostering in the Stonewall top 100 companies. Foster Care Associates (FCA) provides a fostering service to Local Authorities and Trusts across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, providing the highest quality foster care placements for a wide range of children and young people. Our approach to fostering places the [...]
