Armed With Understanding – Wendy and Paul’s experiences
Armed With Understanding In foster care, a referral lands as a folder of words. Possession. Theft. Burglary. It reads like a warning. For a lot of people considering fostering...
What Difference Does Fostering Really Make? Bebe Jackson’s Story
What Difference Does Fostering Really Make? Bebe Jackson’s Story It’s easy to talk about fostering in numbers. We hear about the children in care, the shortage of foster families...
How Much Do Foster Carers Get Paid? A Plain-English Guide to Allowances
How Much Do Foster Carers Get Paid? A Plain-English Guide to Allowances Money is one of the first questions almost everyone asks about fostering, and it’s a perfectly reasonable...
Fostering Myths You Might Not Know
Fostering Myths You Might Not Know Every year, thousands of people consider becoming foster carers but never take the next step. In England, there were almost 150,000 enquiries about...
Little Acorns Launches “The Difference Is You” – a Call for Foster Carers Across the East of England
Little Acorns Launches “The Difference Is You” – a Call for Foster Carers Across the East of England Little Acorns Fostering has launched a new foster carer recruitment campaign,...
Can You Foster After Your Children Leave Home?
Can You Foster After Your Children Leave Home? Yes, you can foster after your children leave home — and for many people, the empty-nest years can be an ideal...
Who Can Foster? Challenging Misconceptions
When people first think about fostering, they often ask the same question: “Would someone like me be allowed to foster?” Fostering is an important role. Children who enter foster...
The Realities, Challenges, and Rewards of Fostering Children
Fostering children is a significant commitment that entails a blend of emotional investment, responsibility, and a desire to make a positive impact on a young person’s life. Many children...
Navigating the Fostering Journey: From Assessment to Success
How Long Does It Take to Become a Foster Carer? This blog has been created to answer one of the most common questions we get asked. Fostering a child...
What’s it like being a Foster Carer?
This is a question that every Foster Carer would answer differently. It would depend on the type of person they are. What motivates and drives them, what kind of...