Petition the Govt to Increase Foster Carer Allowances
In support of foster carers across the UK there is an active petition with the Government being called on to increase foster carers' allowances and tax exemptions.When a petition reaches…
A Big Thank You to Madlug!
We want to big up Madlug for being absolutely amazing! Madlug (https://www.madlug.com/) are a luggage brand with a difference - for every bag they sell, they donate a pack-away travel duffle…
Talking to Young People about the War in Ukraine
The situation we are seeing in Ukraine is worrying for everyone, and it is inevitable that our children and young people will have questions about what is going on.FosteringTraining.com have…
Could disabled people save the fostering sector?
The Foster Care Co-operative (FCC), has taken part in ground-breaking research committed to removing barriers that could prevent disabled people from becoming foster carers. The National Lottery-funded research, Mutual Benefits:…
Fostering diversity and inclusion
‘You can be gay, straight, single, married, living together, with or without your own children, from any ethnic background and you can hold any religious belief.’This is a line directly…
Can disabled people foster?
That was the question asked over two years ago by the University of Worcester, in collaboration with Shaping Our Lives and The Foster Care Co-operative. It instigated a ground-breaking piece of…
Fostering a child and their parent
Did you know that as foster carer, you can foster both a parent and their children? It’s called PACT (Parents And Children Together), and there is a great need for…
Fostering deaf children
"I have noticed a lack of deaf and/or signing foster carers for deaf children. Most of the breakdowns and emotional crises I’ve encountered from deaf pupils at school can usually…
Are difficult children difficult, or just different?
Mick has been a foster carer for the Foster Care Co-operative since 2007. In 2002, he and his partner Sian joined their families together – which in turn guided them…
County lines: what you need to know
You may have read or heard about the term ‘county lines’ recently. The term has been around a little while. The Times called it ‘a new form of modern-day slavery’…