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28/05/2024

Simon’s Story – National Share A Story Month

Foster Care Fortnight has now ended, but as we are still in National Share a Story month, we thought we’d continue sharing…

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24/05/2024

Foster Care Fortnight – Priankar’s fostering story

During Foster Care Fortnight, we thought we’d share some of our team’s favourite fostering stories. Below, you’ll see our Interim Registered Manager…

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20/05/2024

Cultivating a welcoming environment for a foster child

When a child enters a new foster home, it is imperative for their foster carer(s) to create a welcoming environment they feel…

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16/05/2024

Foster Carer Shortage Across The UK!

After Foster Care Fortnight began on Monday, The Fostering Network released an article that included a startling but unsurprising statistic. The article…

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14/05/2024

Introducing Beacon Fostering!

Beacon Fostering is an agency with a family ethos and focus on the North West of England, being linked to one of…

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13/05/2024

Has the level of children in care increased for Manchester City Council for the last 5 years? How does this compare to National Trends?

At 31 March 2019, there were 1,290 children and young persons supported by Manchester City Council. This total has increased to 1,332…

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10/05/2024

Foster Care Fortnight 13th-26th May 2024

Foster Care Fortnight is around the corner and over the next two weeks Beacon Fostering will be using our social media channels…

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09/05/2024

Foster carers required locally in Liverpool with an 11% increase in children in care over the past 5 years!

There is an estimated shortage of over 7,000 fostering families across England. Foster Care Fortnight, aims to highlight this need and promote…

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