2021 Archive

More Stepping Stones carers are needed in Somerset to support care leavers as they move towards living independently

There have recently been some exciting developments within our fostering service, to ensure that children continue to be at the heart of...

The efforts and achievements of more than 360 Somerset children and young people in care have been celebrated at the return of the Annual...

More than 500 children in Somerset need foster homes – and carers who could help change their life stories. As Foster Care Fortnight gets under ...

Somerset foster carer Karen Deverell’s work with young people has been recognised nationally with an MBE in the recent honours list. Karen was wit...

Leaving care can be tough – but a Somerset County Council apprenticeship scheme is helping young people use their own experiences to kickstart their careers.

Faced with the uncertainties of lockdown during a pandemic, there are not too many 21-year-olds who would think about taking on two young foster children. ...

Search to find homes for Somerset teenagers continues during pandemic More homes are urgently needed in Somerset to provide vital support to young peopl...

A young Somerset couple fostering two teenage brothers say parenting a family had always been a dream they felt they may never achieve, simply because they are...

“Foster carers really do care” – that’s not a slogan or a soundbite, but the words of a young man who is making his way in life thanks...

Have you ever thought about fostering? Interested to know more? Then join us for our live information sessions. As part of Foster Care Fortnight, we...

Appeal goes out for short-term foster carers Somerset County Council is appealing for potential short-term foster carers to come forward to help ch...