Lucy Nash

If you live in the Birmingham area, the summer is a great time to take the family out and make some memories. There are lots of family-friendly places to go and things to do in the West Midlands, and if you have a foster child, then taking them out for an exciting summer day out … Keeping Kids Busy This Summer in Birmingham 

Monday the 15th May marks the annual return of Foster Care Fortnight, the UK’s biggest foster care awareness campaign run by the UK’s leading fostering charity, The Fostering Network. Running over two weeks, the campaign aims to raise the profile of fostering and show how foster care transforms lives. This year’s theme is Fostering Communities, … Foster Care Fortnight 2023: Fostering Communities

Self-esteem issues can be common with foster children because of the feeling of abandonment and the experiences they have had to go through. If you’re a foster parent who truly cares, then you may feel distressed if the child you foster seems to have a poor sense of self and a bad self-image. This is … Building Your Foster Child’s Self-Esteem

The West Midlands is home to some of the UK’s most picturesque walking spots, with an incredible range of wildlife and woodland. Whether you’re looking for a place for the whole family to visit, or you need a spot to relax and take a walk in nature, you can find a huge range of parks, … Some Of The Best Places To Walk In West Midlands

Meet Sarah, a foster parent from Worcestershire who celebrates 3 years of fostering, and the amazing difference it’s made to both herself and her own children’s lives.   A single carer, Sarah fosters alongside her own three children; aged 18, 16, and 5. She shares how fostering was always a big part of her family … “Clifford House have helped to bring us together as a family.”

Yesterday, the government made the big announcement in the 2023 Spring Budget the much welcomed news that foster parents would receive a significant tax relief increase on their fostering allowance from the 2023/24 tax year. ’ Here’s how these changes will benefit foster parents… Since its introduction in 2003, Qualifying Care Relief has remained at … How Foster Parents Will Benefit From The Spring 2023 Budget

Meet Jennifer, a foster parent from the West Midlands who has devoted the last two decades to looked-after children. Fostering for over 20 years, including over a decade with Clifford House, Jennifer and her husband have in total welcomed 61 children into their home. She shares her incredible fostering journey so far to encourage more … “We’ve never looked back. We’ve very rarely been without a child in our care.”

We are pleased to announce that we have just received a ‘Good’ Ofsted report for the care it provides to vulnerable children We were inspected in February 2022 for the first time since 2017 as a result of the pandemic and our registered manager, staff team and foster parents received some lovely feedback. The report … We’ve Just Received a ‘Good’ Ofsted Report

Recently celebrating their one year anniversary of welcoming their first foster child, Jayne and Stacey share their fostering experience to date ahead of Mother’s Day. Married to her partner Stacey for the better half of 12 years, the couple welcomed their first foster child back in February 2021. Marking their first year anniversary, the couple … “Motherhood is Being a Female Leader and Example Figure for Children to Rely on”

Nancy*, a foster parent based on the outskirts of Stafford, has been fostering for 20 years and wants to inspire others to do the same. Nancy’s fostering journey started when a member of her family sadly passed away, and the father of two children needed support in providing care through the difficult time. During this … “The Best Part of Fostering? Seeing Children Blossom Like Flowers”

In light of recent Government social distancing instructions, we have amended our recruitment and assessment processes, to ensure we can still recruit new fostering family during this difficult time. During this unprecedented period, we know many children are still in need of good foster care and as we are all uncertain how long social distancing … Fostering Assessments with Clifford House During Social Distancing

A message from our CEO, Jo August. At Clifford House, we take the health and safety of our children and young people, foster families and employees very seriously. Following Government advice as a precautionary measure, from Monday 23rd March we have decided to close all of our offices until further notice. We believe that we all … Our Response to COVID-19