Our foster child says: “Having Rules makes me feel safe”
Jessica and I have been together for about eight years. We share our home with our so...
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Mar
Mar
Foster carers tell it like it is – for Somerset Fostering Week
Somerset foster carers give an honest account of the ‘Top Ten’ qualities people need to be amazing carers, to celebrate Somerset Fostering Week...
27
Mar
Mar
Foster carers needed for asylum seeking children in Somerset
Caring and committed foster families are being sought to provide safe homes for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children being resettled in Somerset.
Somerse...
23
Mar
Mar
Trudy & Matt’s YouTube Fostering blog
Trudy and Matt Patch are among Somerset County Council’s younger foster caring couples. They currently live in Frome a...
16
Mar
Mar
Young Foster Carers – Trudy & Matt’s Vlog
Episode Two of an enthusiastic Somerset Fostering couple’s new, documentary-style fostering video blog, giving an insight into their fostering experie...
10
Mar
Mar
They’re back on YouTube! Trudy and Matt’s Fostering blog
Somerset County Council Foster Carers Trudy and Matt are back with the third lively instalment of their YouTube fostering blog – t...
02
Mar
Mar
The Seven Steps to Foster Care: Zoe and Ian’s story
Foster Carers Zoe and Ian Tofield live in Glastonbury. Ian, 52, is an IT business analyst and Zoe, 53, works part-time in Birmingham. They are approved for...
02
Feb
Feb
Friendship for All Resources – Promoting friendship for Looked After Children – take the 2 minute su
News from CoramBAAF:
Friendship for All Resources – Survey deadline extended to noon on Wednesday 28 September 2016
Friendship for All, a proje...
13
Jan
Jan
1st birthday party for Somerset Foster Carers
A voluntary organisation set up to give Somerset County Council Foster Carers a stronger voice has celebrated its first birthday.
The Somerset Foster Care...
29
Nov
Nov
Save the date! Fire + Fostering event for ‘Pioneering’ people
If you work for the police, fire or ambulance services, or in health, education, a local authority or charity – and would consider fostering a child in n...
28
Oct
Oct
Somerset Foster Carers Newsletter: Summer 2016
The latest edition of our newsletter for Foster Carers in Somerset is now available to download online by clicking here.
The Summer 2016 edition feat...
07
Oct
Oct
Professionals urged to attend private fostering event
Do you work in health, education or social care, or with children? Somerset County Council is urging professionals in these fields to attend an event about pri...
