Foster Care Fortnight: the tiny quiet wins
Foster carer Hanan Al-Najjar reflects on eight years of fostering, the paperwork, the challenges, and the small but meaningful victories that make it all worthwhile.
Becoming Foster Carers in the East Midlands
Sharnie and Zak's story We’re Sharnie and Zak, and we’re new foster carers with Foster for East Midlands Councils. We live in Nottinghamshire with our young daughter, and this year, we began our fostering journey after years of talking about …
In foster care, every child provides an opportunity to make progress and move forward
Denise Allen is a Fostering Social Worker at Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council where Helen Pasco is a foster carer. The pair reflect on what they’ve learnt about fostering over the years.
Durham’s Fostering Team: Helping amazing foster families to reach their potential
As part of Foster Care Fortnight (10 – 23 May), we spoke to the Fostering Team at Durham County Council about what it means to be a foster care social worker.