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: fostering
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Make a real difference this foster care fortnight.
Bury's foster care team are hosting local events and online webinars to support anyone interested in fostering, throughout foster care fortnight.
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Bury Council joins UK wide campaign to recruit more foster carers
Bury Council has joined over 25 local authorities across the nation to recruit more foster carers.
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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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Could you foster a child? Learn more about it here
You can make a real difference in a child’s life, supporting vulnerable children by providing a safe and loving environment which allows them to build confidence and thrive.
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National fostering film project launches in Bury
Fostering services across the country are joining together for the national release of a new short film commissioned by the largest collaboration of local councils and children’s trusts from all over England.
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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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Foster with Bury takes part in viral Dance Challenge
Bury’s Foster Care team eagerly joined the Jerusalema Dance Challenge to raise awareness of the need for foster carers and the rewards and opportunities it brings.
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Fostering in Bury: Provide safe spaces for children in their local community
Foster carers in Bury provide vital support and care for young people and children throughout the Bury community.
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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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Empty Nesters can help vulnerable children by becoming foster parents
If your children are moving onto pastures new this autumn and taking their next steps into the world of adulthood and university, then Foster with Bury would like to hear from you.
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‘Thank you’ payment to our wonderful foster carers
Bury’s foster carers are to receive a ‘thank you’ gift of £100 in recognition of the vital support they have been giving children and young people during the coronavirus crisis.
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LGBT+ Fostering - Pride Month
June is Pride Month and Foster with Bury would like to hear from members of the LGBT+ community thinking about fostering in Bury.
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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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Couple praised for quarter of a century improving lives of vulnerable foster children
A couple who have given a loving home to more than 30 vulnerable looked-after children are celebrating 25 years as foster carers.
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Looked after children enjoy festive fun at annual Christmas Party
Foster With Bury hosted the party of the year to share the joy of Christmas with the borough’s fostering community.
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Christmas toy donations will put smile on foster children’s faces
Children in foster care will have a very happy Christmas this year thanks to the generosity of staff from businesses across Bury borough.
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