by julesstanley | Sep 3, 2024 | Fostering Advice
Once you have applied to be a foster parent, you enter ‘Stage One’ of your assessment. This is where you meet your Form F assessor who will guide you through the entire process. Alongside this, we invite all our applicants to attend the Skills to Foster...
by julesstanley | Aug 20, 2024 | Fostering Advice
Some of the most frequent questions we are asked include ‘who can foster’ and ‘can I foster’? We are a diverse and inclusive agency and our foster families come from a variety of ethic groups, cultures and backgrounds. Our non-negotiable...
by julesstanley | Aug 1, 2024 | Hope News
The summer holidays are a busy time for Hope Fostering. We absolutely love to host activities for our young people and families. So far we have been to Red Kangaroo and Nottingham Pride. Our team of family support workers have taken children to Colwick Country Park,...
by julesstanley | Jul 21, 2024 | Hope News
We are really delighted to have joined New Family Social. New Family Social is ‘the UK’s leading network for LGBTQ+ adoptive and foster families’ Here are some key benefits of pur membership: 1. Access to a Supportive Community Hope Fostering Service...
by julesstanley | Jun 25, 2024 | Hope News
In 2023, the Department for Education published that 100,437 children were in the care system. 70% of these young people are living with foster families. The number of children needing a stable home continues to rise year on year – the statistics are shocking. We are...
by julesstanley | Jun 11, 2024 | East Midlands Community, Hope News
Windrush Day – 22nd June 2024 Since 2018, Windrush Day has been celebrated in the UK to recognise the ongoing legacy and resilience of Caribbean migrant families. It is named ‘Windrush’ after the boat that docked in Essex in 1948 carrying passengers from the Caribbean...
by julesstanley | May 14, 2024 | Hope News
This week marks the beginning of Foster Care Fortnight which is an annual campaign run by The Fostering Network. The aim is to highlight the incredible work of all foster carers alongside promoting the urgent need for more foster families in the U.K. The greatest need...