Blog: Foster carers
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Back to school
School, and the return to it after the summer holidays, can be particularly challenging for children who have had a difficult start in life.
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Stories
Dan's Story: Two things I'd want carers and parents to know
Dan reflects on his experience of foster care and adoption, and shares two things he'd love every foster carer, adoptive parent and supported lodgings host to know
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Articles
Why isn’t there a theology of foster care?
Inspired by Foster Care Fortnight, I wanted to write a piece about theology and foster care. But here’s the trouble: there isn’t a theology of foster care.
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News
Home for Good launches urgent fundraising appeal
Change is possible. Your help is vital.
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Articles
Five changes we want to see in 2023
At Home for Good we are committed to seeing change from the top down – sparking systemic improvements to the care system plays a crucial role in our mission to find homes across the UK.
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Stories
Tracey's story
Tracey shared with us why she believes anyone, anywhere, has the potential to be a great foster carer.
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Stories
Using my voice: reflections from a foster carer
To be a foster carer is to be an advocate. A lot of what we do is related to speaking up for our children to ensure that they have what they need to thrive.
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Tackling barriers to fostering
Home for Good hosted a roundtable to investigate the barriers to prospective foster carers making it through the process. It is vital that there are enough foster carers with the right skills in the right places to welcome children.
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Stories
Journeying with others: Emily and James’ story
For James and Emily, the idea of fostering was daunting, but with the offer of some extra support from Home for Good, it felt doable.
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Stories
"This is your bedroom!"
A foster carer shares how they prepared their home for their first foster child.
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Articles
We see you this Christmas
To every individual, couple and family loving and raising care-experienced children..
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Articles
Compassion Fatigue: How to help
What to do if you’re alongside someone who might have compassion fatigue, whether they have identified it as this or not.
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Compassion Fatigue: Five things you can do
It can be so difficult to recognise and acknowledge the signs of compassion fatigue. Here are five things you can do if this is where you find yourself today.
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Compassion Fatigue: The symptoms and the cause
Compassion fatigue can affect people from all walks of life. But what is it, and why does it happen to us?
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Articles
Three things to practice this summer
Whatever the next few months hold for you, we want you to know we are standing with you and praying for you.
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Articles
All serve and no return
Interactions with the children we care for are like the back-and-forths of a tennis match.
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Stories
Emergency fostering - Tracy and Wayne's story
Tracy and Wayne share their experience of emergency foster care
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Stories
Early permanence - Ruth and Phil's story
Ruth and Phil share their experience of concurrent care fostering.
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Stories
Parent and child fostering - a foster carer's story
A foster carer shares her families experience of parent and child fostering.
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Stories
Respite fostering - foster carers' stories
Foster carers share their experience of respite foster care.
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Short break fostering - Rob and Lisa's story
Rob and Lisa share their experience of short break fostering.
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Long-term fostering - Isobel's story
Isobel shares her experience of long-term foster care
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Short-term fostering - Wendy and David's story
Wendy and David share their story of being short-term foster carers.
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Stories
David's story
David shares how fostering has taught him about the Father heart of God
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Stories
Three reasons why caring about children is important to me
Home for Good champion Bella shares with us three reasons why caring about vulnerable children is important to her.
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Articles
Five tips for navigating Christmas in a pandemic while caring for care-experienced children
For those of us caring for children who have experienced trauma, Christmas can be an interesting time...
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Articles
Fostering has helped me to understand God as Father
Paul has seen so much about how God works and why he loves vulnerable children through becoming a foster carer.
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Articles
We fostered a teenager in lockdown
Welcoming a teenager into our home of four young children was a great decision for us.
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Articles
Why homeschooling in lockdown can be hard for fostering and adoptive families
For some families caring for children who have experienced trauma, this is a time where that additional pressure is amplified.
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Articles
Why does my son freak out on Zoom calls?
For so many of us this technology is a gift. The connection it brings us is precious. However, for those caring for vulnerable children, it can also herald new challenges.
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Stories
The Curtis' fostering story
Our church, family and friends have caught the vision too. We so appreciate it.
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Blogs
Thoughts of a foster carer: Great Expectations
The festive time of year is loaded with pressure and expectations
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Stories
Harry's fostering story
In the first four weeks of his life Harry had lived in three different houses with three different families.
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Articles
Foster carers, we see you...
Our thank you to all the selfless and wonderful foster carers who go above and beyond to love the children in their care.
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Stories
Glimpses of Motherhood: Julie's Story
Julie offers emergency and respite foster care as a single carer, and she shares her courageous story of responding to the need that grieves her heart.
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Stories
Glimpses of Motherhood: Joy's Story
Foster carer Joy shares her heart for welcoming children into her family and being the mother they need.
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