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30 May 2018

Young carers are the ultimate team players

Too often, young carers can feel socially isolated and invisible. A local project, run through a football club, is seeking to change that. Although …

29 May 2018

Shared lives: ‘We are a family’

Raheem is autistic and has lived with the Hussains since he was nine years old. He was fostered by the Greenford family and then …

23 Nov 2017

‘Fostering is a wonderful opportunity to make a difference’

Foster carers can make a genuine difference to children’s lives. Could you be one? Pete and Nicky Cornford started fostering this September. The Hanwell …

22 Nov 2017

How living shared lives could work for you

Sharon and Fiona have shared their lives for two years, through a council scheme that places adults with local families. Fiona comes to stay …

23 Aug 2017

Building brighter futures for young people in care

For young people, leaving home for the first time is exciting but it can also be daunting; even frightening. A parent often provides the …

7 Aug 2017

Better health services: It starts with you

From concerned mums to passionate pensioners, thousands of ordinary people all across the borough are sharing their experiences to help hard-pressed hospitals, GP surgeries …

5 Sep 2016

‘It is good to know you are not alone’

Caring for a loved one with mental health problems can be very challenging physically as well as emotionally. But there is a carers’ support …

23 May 2016

Fostering: Open mind, open heart

Whether they admit it or not, all teenagers need love and guidance as they start out in life. Foster carers have the opportunity to …

16 May 2016

Fostering: ‘You can make an amazing difference’

Children come in to care for a range of reasons. They come from diverse backgrounds – some with more complex needs than others. Foster …

12 May 2016

Fostering: ‘We are a family now’

With foster care fortnight coming up (16-29 May), and a national shortage of foster carers, those people who are doing it locally have been …

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Young carers are the ultimate team players

Shared lives: ‘We are a family’

‘Fostering is a wonderful opportunity to make a difference’

How living shared lives could work for you

Building brighter futures for young people in care

Better health services: It starts with you

‘It is good to know you are not alone’

Fostering: Open mind, open heart

Fostering: ‘You can make an amazing difference’

Fostering: ‘We are a family now’

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