Fostering news
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12 January 2017 / Advice for young people / Foster Children / Fostering news
They say that music is a universal language. Regardless of where you are from or what your background, a good melody is something that everyone can enjoy and…
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19 December 2016 / Christmas / Events / Fostering news
Here at Perpetual we like a bit of fun, as you see with the many events we organise with our fostering community (from Christmas parties to summer camping…
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24 November 2016 / Events / Fostering news / General
You can show your support for fostering tonight, Thursday 24th November, by switching off your lights for 1 minute at 8.30pm. Child Action North West (CANW) is calling…
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18 October 2016 / Fostering children / Fostering news / General
Reports of child abuse serious enough to be passed on to police or children’s services have risen 40 per cent since the Savile scandal broke in 2012. Research…
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10 October 2016 / Foster Caring / Fostering news
This month, at a meeting in Parliament supported by the shadow chancellor John McDonnell, around 60 foster carers voted to unionise and join the Independent Workers Union of…
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2 September 2016 / Fostering children / Fostering news
There are many famous faces who in their childhood found themselves part of the social care system before moving on to achieve great things in their careers. By…
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27 June 2016 / Becoming a foster carer / Foster Caring / Fostering children
Last month we wrote about how people often start fostering when they’re at a crossroads with their job. Fostering is a career for people who want to help…
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21 June 2016 / Fostering news
Ola is a foster child and became the youngest doctor in the UK Foster children can sometimes struggle throughout their childhood due to unfortunate circumstances they have to…
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31 May 2016 / Becoming a foster carer / Foster Caring / Fostering children
Have a spare room? Fostering is an opportunity for you Recently we did something we haven’t done before: We posted a job advert for foster…
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23 May 2016 / Becoming a foster carer / Becoming a foster carer / Events
Every 20 minutes a child comes into care. #WhoCares? During your lunch break, or the time you spend checking Facebook, another child will come into care. That child…