Gay Pride 2021

The sun is out, and lockdown has eased (slightly), just in time as June is Pride month celebrating LGBTQ+ people and communities as well as raising awareness of issues affecting LGBTQ+ people in the UK and around the world. Pride is held in June to mark the anniversary of the Stonewall riots, a series of…

Child Safety & Accident Prevention

Child Safety Week is run by Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT) to raise awareness of the risks of child accidents and how they can be prevented.   This year it takes place between 7th and 13th June 2021. When looking up information about common accidents in the home it can be quite alarming, and you…

You Volunteer But Could You Foster?

It is currently Volunteers Week which takes place 1st to 7th June every year, recognising and celebrating the fantastic contribution volunteers make to our communities. If you are already volunteering or considering becoming a volunteer as you are looking for an opportunity so do more, then please do also consider fostering. Whilst being a foster…

Helping Young Children To Understand Foster Care

The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service, known as Cafcass, looks after the interests of children involved in family proceedings.  They try to make sure that the child’s voice is heard and that decisions are taken in the child’s best interests. The Cafcass Library team have shared their book recommendations to help younger…

Why We Foster

We recently asked our foster carers at UK Fostering about why they foster.  Below are responses from foster carers at different stages of their fostering careers. Hopefully, their thoughts on fostering will encourage you to think about becoming foster carers too 😊: “To us, fostering is just an extension of our family. We have fostered…

Why We Care – Lornna’s Story

As part of Foster Carer Fortnight 2021, we asked our foster carers about their experiences of fostering and the theme of ‘why we care’. This is what Lornna had to say 😊 “I dropped my boys at the childminders at 7am, after a much-rushed breakfast and hurried frenzy to remember school bag, PE pumps, water…

Why We Care – Peter & Michelle

Our foster carer Peter fosters with his wife, Michelle.  They foster two siblings long-term. Here he gives a very honest insight into their fostering journey. What was your path to deciding to foster? “I started fostering thanks to my wife Michelle, who had grown up with foster cousins, and was keen to participate. I, however,…

My Family Foster – What’s It Like?

Many foster carers have their own biological children, often known as ‘birth children’ within fostering, who are very involved in welcoming and supporting foster children that come and share their home.  But what is it actually like to be a birth child in a fostering household? Nia Clark, now a young adult, grew up within…