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.
The Christmas period can mean a time of joy and relaxation for those that celebrate it – the exchange of gifts, time away from the…
At UK Fostering we are often asked to help with providing foster homes for children who are needing a safe place during the Christmas and…
As we come into the festive season you may be full of excitement to be able to celebrate face to face with loved-ones, friends etc.,…
A myth that we often hear is that single people can’t foster. We have many successful foster carers – male and female, gay and straight,…
‘To speak a single language is to be enclosed in one cultural possibility’ – Martin Hoffman In an increasingly globalised world such as ours, it…
Bullying can happen anywhere including at school, at home or online. Bullying is usually repeated over a long period of time and can hurt a…
Most of us are now settled back into school or the workplace instead of online or perhaps experiencing an empty house as everyone is now…
In the final installment of our series on childhood abuse we look at emotional abuse of which is often present in all of the other…
Organisation found to be exceeding standards and transforming lives by placing “children at the heart” of the practice UK Fostering has reaffirmed its status as…
“You can be a policeman, a prince, a banker or whatever, but we are all the same when we eat our bowl of pasta” –…
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…
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..
