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Duke of Edinburgh Awards, leads to a trip to the Palace!

May 14 2020

In 2018 Fostering People established its first Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme for young people in our Yorkshire region.

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Art work by the fabulous Middlesbrough artist Martin Blaney

May 11 2020

A local Middlesbrough artist Martin Blaney has very kindly given Fostering People some of his wonderful art work for children to colour in whilst in lock down.

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2019 Carer Survey Results Fostering People in England

July 19 2019

We've recently asked our foster carers to complete a survey letting us know what they think about Fostering People across the whole spectrum of our service and we are please to be able to share the results with you.

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Fostering People receives top grades from Ofsted for third time

June 3 2019

Nottingham-based Fostering People, a leading independent fostering agency, has received critical acclaim from Ofsted for its latest inspection.

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Foster Carer Wins Volunteer of the Year Award

February 8 2019

Fostering People foster carer Geri Brown was awarded North West Volunteer of the year 2018 from Barnardo’s in recognition of the work that she has done as an Independent Visitor.

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Fostering People holds event to share best practise for combatting child sexual exploitation

January 21 2019

Fostering People, recently held an event at The Acklam Green Centre in Middlesbrough, aimed at combatting Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) in the region.

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Exam results day 2020

September 28 2020

Well done to each and every one of our young people who received results this year and thank you for sharing them! We’d like to wish them all luck stepping in to the next chapter of their education!

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George Floyd: Going even further to ensure change

June 9 2020

A message from Oliver Kirkland - Registered Manager talking about the tragic death of George Floyd and suggesting how we might learn from this as an organisation and as people.

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Fostering assessments during social distancing

April 6 2020

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.

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Our Response to COVID-19

March 23 2020

A message from our Managing Director, John Platt and CEO, Jo August on our response to COVID-19.

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How to decorate a foster child's bedroom

January 24 2020

If you just thinking about becoming a foster carer, are new to fostering or an experienced foster parents decorating and preparing a bedroom for a foster child who is new to your home is really important.

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Care made me

October 21 2019

When a young person is in foster carer there are many statistics which show that outcomes for children within education, health, employment and crime are less positive than those of their peers which have grown up within a conventional family unit. But here we show how foster care has had a positive effect on young people's lives.

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Emma and Mike's fostering story

September 28 2020

Emma and Mike decided to join Fostering People following a recommendation from close friends who are foster parents with the agency. They liked the fact that they felt we would not just be a “number” and it had a family feel to the agency.

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Liz and Tom's fostering story

September 28 2020

Read about Liz and Tom's first placement, an emergency placement for a 15 year old boy called Amir from Iran.

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Tracy and Ian's fostering story

September 28 2020

Following a long career with the local authority, Tracy and Ian decided the time was right to make the move to an independent agency. “We attended training with foster carers from the independent sector and when they discussed the support they received, we realised it was possible to have a more positive fostering experience,” describes Ian.

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Julie's fostering story

September 28 2020

Julie has spent her working life in social care. “I’d been working as a manager for a number of years, spending more and more time on call, working long hours and becoming disillusioned. I wanted to do something different.”

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Julie and Phil's fostering story

September 17 2020

Julie and Phil have been fostering for a year which has seen them care for two parent and child placements, a sibling group of 3 on and an 11 year old boy on respite. Julie and Phil have found their experiences very different from each other and they have had their challenges, but continue to enjoy fostering.

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Steve and Sandra's fostering story

September 17 2020

Read about Steve and Sandra's fostering story.

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K's fostering story

December 2 2020

This witty blog from a bright and insightful teenager in foster care with Fostering People, show just how much fun teenagers are, as K's describes her life and her relationship with her foster parents.

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Sophie's Story

September 3 2020

Read about Sophie's story of being the eldest of 6 siblings and the reason why she came into care at the age of 12 years old.

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Jack's Story

August 19 2020

This story centres around a young 10 year old little boy in foster care with Fostering People who is confused about his gender and how his foster carer is helping him feel comfortable with his own identity despite his young age.

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Josh's fostering story

November 19 2019

Can you imagine being over 2 years old, but having never left hospital? This was the reality for Josh but with the help of Fostering People he now has a family home to call his own.

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