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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 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 Money is one of the first questions almost everyone asks about fostering, and it’s a perfectly reasonable...

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? Yes, you can foster after your children leave home — and for many people, the empty-nest years can be an ideal...

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...

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...

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...

I wanted to write this blog to share some insight into the world of fostering teenagers. The mainstream media tend to focus on the awful stories about fostering, which...