by julesstanley | Dec 16, 2024 | Hope News
The festive period is one of our favourite times of the year. We love hosting Christmas-themed Children’s groups, taking our foster parents out for a meal, and treating all our foster families to seats at the panto. This year we went to see Peter Pan at...
by julesstanley | Dec 4, 2024 | Hope News
We were delighted to be invited to chat on Kemet FM about fostering. Thank you to Christine who hosted the show and helped Aston and Dave feel so at ease. Thank you to Aston (SSW) and Dave (foster parent) for helping us to spread the word about the amazing work at...
by admin | Nov 25, 2024 | Fostering Advice
Do you know why we have to have good record keeping? Fostering any young person comes with lots of responsibilities. An important and expected part of the role is record keeping. There are many reasons for ensuring Foster Parents record events for the young person...
by julesstanley | Nov 18, 2024 | Fostering Advice
In recent years, England has seen a troubling decline in the number of foster parents. Ofsted recently released data showing that as the number of young people entering the care system continues to rise, the number of people choosing to foster in England is declining...
by julesstanley | Oct 28, 2024 | Fostering Advice
We recently sat down and had a chat with T & O – two of our foster parents who are currently fostering 4 young people who have travelled to the UK from another country. Fostering unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) presents unique challenges and rewards....
by julesstanley | Oct 14, 2024 | Hope News
We are delighted to share this poem which is written by one of our young people. S, who is 14, shared this with her SSW, Aston. S has such a talent for writing and we thought this was excellent. We hope you do too! Some cats like growling, And some like to purr, And...
by julesstanley | Oct 1, 2024 | Hope News
October marks Black History Month in the UK. It is a time to reflect on the rich contributions of black individuals to our society, and to recognize the importance of diversity in all aspects of life, including the foster care system. We have been researching...
by julesstanley | Sep 24, 2024 | Fostering Advice
Today’s theme for Coram Baaf Member’s Week is ‘Staying in touch’ and this is a topic close to our hearts. Creating successful plans to stay in touch, for our young people in foster homes and their families, involves regular and scheduled...
by julesstanley | Sep 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
This week is ‘Member’s Week’ for Coram Baaf. The theme this year is ‘Listening to the child’ and each day they have a different focus. Today the focus is on ‘Identity’. Exploring and supporting the identity of children and...
by julesstanley | Sep 17, 2024 | Fostering Advice
During our NVR training (Non Violent Resistance), there has been a real focus on the importance of self care for our foster parents. We believe that self-care is not a luxury; it’s a necessity. Being a foster parent is an incredibly rewarding experience, but it also...
