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Foster Stories
Long-Term Fostering – Nicki’s Story
Background Nicki and her husband, part of a blended family with 5 grown children, chose to become Foster Carers after…
News
Creating experiences with your foster teen – activity recommendations to…
Did you know a child can be fostered to provide them with a safe and stable home right up until…
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Can you do long-term fostering? Beating the foster carer crisis…
Overview Answering common questions about long-term fostering, looking at what foster care statistics mean for the North West and how…
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Foster care approval – how long does the application process…
Overview: A summary of the process to become a foster carer, including how long it takes to become approved, the…
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Fostering and adoption in the North West – what support…
Overview: An introduction to fostering and adoption in the North West, the support available, and how much foster parents get…
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Breaking down short-term fostering: find out about fostering in the…
Overview: Find out about short-term fostering in the North West to inform your fostering choices. Answering essential questions about how…
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Celebrating Community this Foster Care Fortnight
Foster Care Fortnight 2023 is celebrated from 15th – 28th May. This year the theme is #FosteringCommunties! Foster Care Fortnight 2023 is a…
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Parent and child fostering: How much allowance do you get…
Overview: A short summary of parent and child fostering. We’ll explore who can become a parent and child foster carer…
Participation
How We’re Celebrating Care Day 2023
Friday, 17 February, is Care Day – the world’s biggest celebration of children and young people with care experience! This…
News
Self care at Christmas
Christmas, the period around it, and winter in general can bring moments of real joy, but they can also present…
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In Memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 1926-2022
Foster Careline was deeply saddened by the death of Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September 2022. During the 70 years…
Foster Stories
Jasmyne’s story
“Foster Careline is amazing because of the support that you get. They do support groups, they do training sessions which…
Participation
Showcase: artwork
We’re really proud of the children and young people that we are lucky enough to work with every day, and…
Participation
Having a roarsome time at Farmer Ted’s Adventure Playground
It’s no secret that one of the best parts of our job is getting out and spending time with our…
Foster Stories
Catherine’s foster story
Meet Catherine Parnell, 41, from Buckley. Catherine left her job in e-commerce working for Iceland after 12 years to become…
Foster Stories
Experience: A change of career
“You know, there are highs and there are lows, but just knowing that I’ve made a difference to the children’s…
Participation
Easter bonnet competition
The children and young people we work with don’t need much encouragement to get art and crafting! We held an…
Foster Stories
Experience: the fostering process
“I would definitely recommend fostering as a career to anyone, whether you’ve got children of your own or whether…
Participation
Earth Day
Well done to J, who had the winning design in our Earth Day artwork competition! We asked the young people…
Participation
Mother’s day artwork
One of our foster carers shared this lovely card that the child in her care sent to her in celebration…
News
What type of foster carer should I be and why?
If you’ve decided to pursue a career in foster care then that’s amazing news to us. In our opinion, you’ve…
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Five reasons you should consider transferring to Foster Careline
Foster carers everywhere: we salute you. Every day you go above and beyond to provide a safe and nurturing home…
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