Christmas Collection
UK Fostering and Charity World are delighted and inspired to be supporting The Tope Project – care leaver charity for their Christmas day event and meal. The attendees are all care leavers who have no one else to spend their Christmas with and are isolated from family. The project is run by an amazing group…
Sport? Meh, Really?
“Point your toes!”, “straighten those legs!”, “stretch those arms!” were some of many comments which were bellowed at me as a child, by my coach over a gymnasium floor. As you may have guessed, I was a gymnast as a boy. It wasn’t easy training eighteen hours per week, five days per week and it…
Welcome to UK Fostering
“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.”
Offsetting Vulnerability By Being There
Fostering vulnerable youngsters For over 20 years now I have had the great privilege to temporarily become part of numerous children’s and young people’s lives either as a respite foster carer, or in my work as a family support and parenting worker for Children’s Services, NSPCC, Barnardos , Survive and Wish for a Brighter Future,…
Attitude to Fostering
We are often asked “what makes a good foster carer” and some people think it simply comes down to their circumstances, where they live, what the accommodation is like, the animals they have, the children in the home, whether they are married or not and / or their previous professional training. Whilst all of the…
Family activity at Halloween
For family fun this Halloween, get your pumpkins on the table. There’s no better way to stir up ghoulish inspiration and be spooked by your families creative talent. ‘Few activities can claim to be as creative, cheap, fun and nutritious as a pumpkin party,’ says Urs Bielmann, director at UK Fostering. So get a bagful…
Finding information about your care file
Please find below an answer to a question we were asked from a person who was once in care and wanted to find out what information was held about her by the local authority: Dear xxx Thanks for your message. I am sorry to hear how your past has made you feel. Whether it provides…