Fostering News

We’ve been gathering up your most asked questions on fostering this week! Here are the top three, with answers from our experts: What is the difference between fostering and adopting? When adopting a child, they become a permanent and legal part of your family. Fostering, however, means offering a temporary home to children, where you … Your Most Asked Questions on Fostering for #FosteringFriday

We’re excited with the launch of this years Foster Care Fortnight, for which the theme is ‘Time to Foster. Time to Care’. The charity behind the campaign – The Fostering Network – are raising awareness of fostering and have highlighted that within the UK, a new child needs a foster home every 20 minutes. As part of Foster … Time to Foster. Time to Care | Foster Carer Fortnight 2016

We’ve had lots of questions in for #FosteringFriday and have answered the top three below: What training do I need to do to become a Foster Carer? We offer full training to all our Foster Carers. During the application process, you will attend a three day course called ‘Skills to Foster’. This will provide you with … Top Questions on Fostering Answered! #FosteringFriday

Here are the answers this week’s top three asked #FosteringFriday questions! How do I apply? Once you’ve had an initial chat with us over the phone and we’ve visited you at your home, we will supply you with an application pack which you can complete in your own time and return to us. And that’s it … #FosteringFriday | You Ask, We Answer

Here were today’s most asked #FosteringFriday queries: Am I too old to foster if I’m retired? Not at all. There is no maximum age you can become a foster carer, providing you are able to support a child in your care. We work with a lot of carers who choose to foster after retirement so … #FosteringFriday | You Ask, We Answer

Making the decision to become a foster carer is hugely rewarding. You will be providing much needed stability and support to a child or children, in a safe environment.Foster carers will have dedicated themselves to making a difference to children’s lives and have helped them learn and develop. Fostering can also be very challenging for … Becoming a Foster Carer – Best Decision You Ever Made?

Fostering is someone or more than one person who brings up or looks after a child that is not theirs. Foster carers are so important to those children who do not have a loving home.Clifford House Fostering was established in 1996 and we have extensive experience working with local authorities. Our aim is to make … What is Fostering? A mother’s perspective.

The foster care sector provides a safe place for over 50,000 children in the care of social services each year. According to national statistics, around 1 in 3 or those children are placed by IFAs (Independent Fostering Agencies) and it is up to us to find and vet potential carers before making them available to … Foster Caring in the UK Survey 2015

Local Authorities, with the support of leading organisations and charities such as Ofsted, the Coram, The Fostering Network and IFAs (Independent Fostering Agencies), play a leading role in securing a brighter future for children in care. To give you an idea of how important the foster care industry is to helping these children fulfil their … 2015 Foster Care Facts and Statistics

I’ve heard that if I give up work then I can’t claim benefits for six months, does this count if I give up work to foster? Will I receive enough benefits to support myself and the foster child? The child that you foster will not be counted as part of your household when calculating any … MumsNet Questions: Fostering, Benefits and Work

Articles 14/05/12 – Every 22 Minutes a Child Needs a Foster Carer – Huffington Post This article gives a factual perspective on the need for foster carers in the UK with statistics and real-life stories from foster children. 12/03/13 – What Foster Parents Wish Other People Knew – ScienceBlogs.com This is an American article and … No Idea About Fostering? Here are 13 Articles and Blogs We Recommend

Another Place at the Table by Kathy Harrison (2004) This is the first-person story of a woman who has been a foster parent for more than a decade. ‘If you want to know what it’s like to be a foster parent, read this book.’ Crying for Help by Casey Watson (2012) This book is fictional … Never Heard of Fostering? 9 Books to Get You Started