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15 May 2023

Fortnight to find out if you could foster too

Foster Care Fortnight begins today (15 May) and arrives at a time when more carers are needed to foster children in the borough. Could …

4 Feb 2022

‘Caring is my calling’ – could fostering be yours?

“We both benefit because I really enjoy it and it is rewarding. It’s most gratifying when you see the positive effect it has on …

4 May 2021

Wanted: New foster carers

There is a shortage of foster carers in our area. Could you become one? Three events are being held to help you to find …

9 Sep 2020

Royal reward for fostering was a big surprise

“I must be doing something right,” laughed a local foster carer who has been awarded an MBE for her services to fostering. However, she …

7 May 2020

Rising to challenge of fostering during crisis

As Foster Care Fortnight approaches, Ealing Council welcomes on board a newly approved foster carer who has already taken on her first fostering placements …

14 Jun 2019

Fostering: ‘This is home’

“I just feel so good when they are happy,” said Caleb Campbell. He only started fostering when he was in his late 60s – …

27 Nov 2018

Caring for the future

A couple who have been fostering for Ealing since 2012, have been named Ealing Council’s Foster Carers of the Year, at the annual foster …

29 Mar 2018

‘I recommend fostering wholeheartedly’

“The best thing about fostering is helping children and making a difference to their life,” said Shakuntla Gittins, Ealing’s current Foster Carer of the …

2 May 2017

Why Foster Care Fortnight could change your life

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

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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Time to reflect backwards and look forwards

Having celebrated Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish new year) last weekend, on Sunday after watching the Ealing Half Marathon, I observed Yom Kippur. A little …

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