As part of the Fostering Network’s national ‘Sons and Daughter’s Month’, Plymouth City Council is highlighting the valuable role the sons and daughters of foster carers play. Councillor Jemima Laing Cabinet Member for Children and Young People said: “The sons and...
‘Our vision is to put children and young people at the heart of practice by engaging them within a framework of participation, consultation and involvement which enables their views, voices and experiences to shape and improve service delivery. By doing this we also...
Plymouth City Council’s “Skills to Foster” is an interactive and entertaining programme which gives applicants the opportunity to learn how to be trauma-informed and therapeutic foster carers. You will meet real live foster carers, young people with experience of...
When our 5 children were young we always discussed how we would like to foster once the youngest became more independent. Four years ago it felt right. Matt had always worked with children in children’s homes and then as a primary school teacher. I...
I am a single foster carer with two sons age 21 and 17. My mum lives with us in a self-contained annexe within our home and between us, we have 3 dogs. I work in a school term time only. I have wanted to become a foster carer since I was a little girl. I was inspired...
Fostering involves the wider community and family and Foster Grandad Roy is just that. He has an amazing allotment here in Plymouth and for over 12 years has been having school children and his daughter’s foster children come and spend time visiting and helping with...