fostering

8 May 2024

‘Moments like these are the reason I foster’

Themed ‘Fostering Moments’, this year’s Foster Care Fortnight, 13-26 May, shines a light on the incredible moments foster carers create in the lives of …

28 Feb 2024

The unsung foster heroes

It is well-documented that foster carers do an amazing job, but what about the children who also share their home – and their parents’ …

30 Nov 2023

Ealing’s annual Foster Carers’ Awards

An Ealing teacher who has been fostering since 2017 has been named Ealing Council’s Foster Carer of the Year, at the borough’s annual foster …

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 …

27 Feb 2023

Fostering: ‘You have to have a kind heart’

“It feels like it is like my purpose to look after the children,” said Amina Berhe, winner of the council’s Foster Carer of the …

2 Sep 2022

‘We are just one big, mad family’

“She is better than a mum,” said Jefferson as he looked at Julie on a sunny day in the garden when we visited a …

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 …

8 Oct 2021

Are you private fostering?

Are you looking after a relative’s or friend’s child? Do you know someone who is? Ealing Council has lots of support available to help …

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 …

20 Aug 2020

Are you providing private fostering? You could get help

Some children in our community may be being cared for outside of their immediate family, by friends or wider family members, because of parental …

9 Jul 2020

Support for adopters and special guardians

The government has recently announced extra funding support to help adopted children and those subject to special guardianship orders as a result of the lockdown. …

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fostering

‘Moments like these are the reason I foster’

The unsung foster heroes

Ealing’s annual Foster Carers’ Awards

Fortnight to find out if you could foster too

Fostering: ‘You have to have a kind heart’

‘We are just one big, mad family’

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

Are you private fostering?

Wanted: New foster carers

Royal reward for fostering was a big surprise

Are you providing private fostering? You could get help

Support for adopters and special guardians

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