Are you thinking about becoming a foster carer? Fostering can be an incredibly enriching and rewarding experience for both a foster carer and the young people they look after.
UK Fostering is an independent fostering agency and was set up by a team of dedicated professionals who are passionate about changing the lives of children. We provide children and local authorities with fully trained, compassionate and competent foster care, when they need it most. Together, we quite literally change lives.
UK Fostering is an independent fostering agency and was set up by a team of dedicated professionals who are passionate about changing the lives of children. We provide children and local authorities with fully trained, compassionate and competent foster care, when they need it most. Together, we quite literally change lives.
In the third installment of our series on childhood abuse, we look at how some children come into foster care due to experiencing physical abuse…
For Black History Month this year, UK Fostering would like start by recognising the care and support given by our Black foster carers to children…
Some children come into foster care due to experiencing sexual abuse, and in the second part of our series on abuse, we ask… What is…
This month we celebrate the fantastic contribution that children of foster carers make in the home! These amazing young people share their parents, their homes,…
The process of accepting one’s body, loving one’s body, being more confident in their own body is not an easy one. In my personal endeavour…
Children come into the foster care system for a variety of reasons but the most common is neglect. The NSPCC explains as follows: What is…
Becoming a foster carer is an amazingly rewarding experience that can change lives. As you have already decided to look into becoming a foster carer,…
Your spare bedroom. That lovely, lovely extra space. Something that many would love to have, but those of us that do have a spare room…
What has been your prompt to make you think about fostering as a career change? You need a new challenge Even if you like your…
Today is International Literacy Day – a day to highlight the importance of literacy throughout society, on both an individual and community basis. This event…
There are lots of changes happening right now and with the new academic year just around the corner, most students can expect to return to…
I’m sure that you have all seen the news in relation to the situation in Afghanistan, and that our government has pledged to offer asylum…
Fostering refers to looking after a child who is currently unable to live with their family. To address the emotional needs and care for such children, foster carers (assessed and approved at panel) receive initial ongoing training and support to be able to care for a child or young person through what may be a confusing and emotional time for that child..
