Foster Carer Story: Paula
"Well I have to say it started with our own family. We came together as step families so the children were used to having to adapt to new situations. When…
Foster Carer Story: Sue & Tony
Sue & Tony have been foster carers for The Foster Care Co-operative since 2008, and live in Gloucestershire. They have fostered many children into independence, and have also undertaken a…
Care Leaver Story: Louis
"I was taken into care aged 9. A long term placement was found for me by The Foster Care Co-operative hundreds of miles away from my immediate family. So long…
The power of co-operation
FCC were visited by Ed Mayo earlier this year. Ed is the Secretary General of Co-operatives UK, the UK trade association for co-operatives. He spent time with staff, and took a…
E-safety: a challenge for foster carers
Lynn Findlay, one of FCC's supervising social workers in the Yorkshire area, has taken part in an interview about online safety for children.Lynn, who writes a monthly e-safety blog for the FCC…
Vote for us!
Every year, Co-operatives UK welcome nominations for Co-operative of the Year. As the only not-for-profit co-operative operating in foster care in the UK, we thought we would go for the…
Understanding your child’s digital world – February 2018
This month focuses on Viral Online Challenges; raising awareness and offering guidance. Viral Online Challenges – dangerous or harmless? Over the past years there has been increasing popularity in children…
The myths and facts of fostering
Fostering has been in the news a lot recently. We could mention the recent stories concerning the ‘cost’ of placing children with independent fostering agencies to be wildly more expensive…
Fostering Stocktake mention
The Fostering Stocktake Report, undertaken by Sir Martin Narey and Mark Owers, has mentioned The Foster Care Co-operative in the Independent Fostering Agencies from the Voluntary Sector section (p.64). The…