Young People

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10/10/2025

Mockingbird Model and Fostering: Building Stronger Communities for Foster Carers

Fostering is an incredibly rewarding journey, but it can also be emotionally demanding. Many foster carers say that one of the hardest…

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21/02/2025

Why Should You Foster?

With the current national shortage of foster carers, it is a necessity for more foster carers across the country in order to…

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30/10/2024

Beacon Sporting Chance

At Beacon Fostering our team are extremely passionate about sport and we believe that every child deserves an equal opportunity to take…

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11/07/2024

Supporting Foster Children With Complex Needs

Children with complex needs face a multitude of challenges on a daily basis, often requiring tailored support systems to navigate the complexities…

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03/07/2024

Fostering Siblings

Have you ever thought about fostering siblings? When any child goes into foster care, it is extremely tough for them, but this…

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25/06/2024

What are the types of fostering providers?

The provision of foster care for children and young persons to support their well being is from the hard work and commitment…

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13/06/2024

Fostering in Blackpool today! How can you make a difference?

Blackpool in Lancashire shares the fostering challenges of many other Local Authorities across England and indeed its neighbouring areas including Preston and…

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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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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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