Fostering news
“Fostering is the best thing I’ve ever done”
We caught up with one of our retiring foster carers to find out what fostering has meant to her and why she thinks everyone who is thinking about fostering should give it a go.
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Foster Care Fortnight 2021: Why we care
Birmingham Children’s Trust is supporting Foster Care Fortnight to raise awareness of the positive impact foster carers make in the lives of thousands of children and young people.
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Birmingham Children’s Trust foster carers receive COVID-19 vaccination
We have secured vaccines for all of our foster carers and their support bubbles. This is in recognition of the vital role they play in the lives of children across Birmingham
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Advice and support for fostering families at Christmas
Christmas can be both magical and challenging for fostering families. We share our top tips for foster carers through the festive season.
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More foster carers needed for asylum-seeking children in Birmingham
This world refugee day (20 June), we’re raising awareness of how you can help asylum seeking children thousands of miles away from their families and their homes.
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Ministers thank foster carers for their role in protecting the NHS
Yesterday, 12 May 2020, the Education Secretary and the Under Secretary of State for Children and Families wrote a letter to foster carers to thank them for their role in protecting us all.
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Foster Carers needed
A child comes into care every 20 seconds in the UK. Away from their families, they need a safe and loving family to care for them. This is fostering.
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Step Up to take your career in fostering to new heights
Find out how you could earn up to £39,312 a year per foster child with our new Step Up scheme!
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Fostering a champion
To understand how you could change a young person’s life by becoming a foster carer you need to read the story of Carol and Blake – a foster carer and a world-class teenage athlete.
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The Fostering and Adoption Recruitment Team was part of an amazing day at Birmingham Pride 2018
Proud to represent Birmingham Children's Trust at this years PRIDE event.
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Help change a child’s life by recruiting more foster carers
Birmingham Children’s Trust are offering the exciting opportunity for a creative marketing and social media agency to help them recruit more foster carers.
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Full steam ahead for Independent Trust Fostering
Following the launch of Birmingham Children’s Trust this month, Birmingham Foster Agency will become an Independent Foster Agency, set within the Trust.
