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Becoming a foster carer can be an exciting but sometimes daunting prospect, but it needn’t be when there is so much help and support available.

Former Love Island star Kendall Rae Knight is urging people to consider fostering, having teamed up with children’s charity Barnardo’s.

A nationwide drive for thousands more foster families has been launched as part of Foster Care Fortnight. Authorities in the area received around 205 initial enquiries about fostering between April 2019 and March last year, but just 20 applications were submitted in that time, the latest Ofsted data shows. Social media and promotional campaigns have contributed to a growing interest across the UK but attracting and retaining suitable carers who can cope with the complexities of fostering is proving a challenge, experts say. At the end of March 2020, there were around 195 households op...

Thurrock Council celebrates Foster Care Fortnight 2021 THURROCK Council has been celebrating this year’s Foster Care Fortnight which runs from Monday 10 May to Sunday 23 May. The event is led every year by The Fostering Network – a charity dedicated to championing fostering. The 2021 theme is #WhyWeCare. This year the council has been highlighting the work of fostering services alongside personal testimonies from foster carers. The fostering team has been running virtual information sessions throughout Foster Care Fortnight with the next session on Friday 21 May at 10am. Cl...

A nationwide drive for thousands more foster families has been launched as part of Foster Care Fortnight. Authorities in the area received around 270 initial enquiries about fostering between April 2019 and March last year, but just 10 applications were submitted in that time, the latest Ofsted data shows. Social media and promotional campaigns have contributed to a growing interest across the UK but attracting and retaining suitable carers who can cope with the complexities of fostering is proving a challenge, experts say. At the end of March 2020, there were around 95 households ope...