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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

      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…

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…