Celebrating Foster Care Fortnight - could you join us?
Bury Council is celebrating Foster Care Fortnight and calls for more local foster carers to help make a difference.
Categories: families
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Bury Council celebrates enhanced Special Guardianship support
Bury Council has successfully launched its enhanced support offer for Special Guardians, reinforcing its commitment to providing stable and loving homes for children who cannot live with their birth parents. The event celebrated and thanked those who care for some of our children and young people and was an opportunity to hear about their experiences.
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Boost to foster carers’ pay and new benefits
A Council Tax discount of 50% is one of the many new rewards on offer for those who become foster carers.
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Boost to foster carers’ pay
Foster carers are to receive increased payments and allowances in recognition of the valuable work they do in giving children a home.
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It’s a winner! Bury Council joins UK campaign to recruit foster carers during the World Cup
Bury Council has joined forces with Bolton Council to lead on a new national fostering campaign during the World Cup.
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Considering becoming a foster carer? Find out more at our webinar
Local people who could offer a bright future to a child or young person through fostering can join an online webinar next Wednesday (21 July) and find out more about this rewarding role.
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Safe space in a familiar place: webinars for future foster carers
Local people who feel they could offer a brighter future to a child or young person through fostering can join one of two online webinars taking place in May and find out more about this rewarding role.
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Fostering could be just the job
As we head towards Work Life Week 2020 (12-16 October), which is an opportunity for both employers and employees to focus on wellbeing at work and work life balance and with the economy and job market in flux at the moment due to the coronavirus pandemic, now could be the perfect time to think about fostering as a career.
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Which school will my child be going to?
Parents will find out tomorrow (Thursday 16 April) what primary school their young children will be joining in the autumn.
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LGBT+ Adoption and Fostering Week 2020
If you are LGBT+ and thinking about fostering in Bury, then Foster with Bury would like to hear from you.
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You Can Adopt: Call for families as children waiting outnumber adopters 2 to 1
A national week of action is urging anyone who has ever considered adopting to step forward as the number of children needing loving, nurturing homes continues to grow.
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Worried about child care costs? We can help
Parents and carers are invited to an advice and support day at Bury Town Hall on Wednesday 4 July.
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Improving services for children with special needs
Parents have been playing a vital role alongside professionals in improving services for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
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Christmas cheer for Bury’s troubled families
Kind-hearted individuals, organisations and businesses helped some of Bury’s troubled families to have a fantastic Christmas party.
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Christmas party for foster children and their carers
Christmas came early when a party was held for 260 foster children and their carers at the Elizabethan Suite.
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Open day to raise awareness of the dangers of alcohol
An open day is being held in Bury during Alcohol Awareness Week to showcase the services available to families affected by problematic alcohol use.
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Shiver me timbers - Greenhill pupils win the Bury’d Treasure
Pupils at Greenhill Primary School can look forward to getting new play equipment as thanks for taking part in a pirate adventure game.
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Get your code NOW for 30 hours' free childcare
Parents who have applied for a 30 hours' free childcare code and have not received one can call HMRC on 0300 123 4097 to be issued one over the phone.
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Family events to mark 20 years of World Book Day
Two events for young families are taking place at Prestwich Library to mark 20 years of World Book Day.
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Lego at the library
Bury Library’s monthly Lego Club will be starting again in the new year from Saturday 4 February (2-3pm).
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