National Fostering Group
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With over 20 years of experience in foster care, National Fostering Group is the largest independent fostering agency in the UK, with the largest community of foster parents. Across the country, we work with local authorities to provide high-quality foster care to children and young people in need.
National Fostering Group
5M ago
Keira, who has Type 1 diabetes and dyslexia, left a career in law to become a foster carer and has found job satisfaction and confidence in herself ..read more
National Fostering Group
7M ago
The benefits of taking foster children with you on holiday ..read more
National Fostering Group
7M ago
‘I interviewed stars and prime ministers but nothing compares to fostering ..read more
National Fostering Group
7M ago
The benefits of taking foster children with you on holiday ..read more
National Fostering Group
1y ago
Play is universal across mammals with a big role in learning and development, especially in children. For younger foster children, who might have experienced abuse or neglect, play is an important part of healing. It’s an aspect of therapeutic fostering where foster carers can provide support.
What is therapeutic play?
Ella Booth is a Supervising Social Worker (SSW) at Fostering Solutions North West, one of our local agencies that supports fostering in Liverpool and the surrounding areas (Fostering Solutions has a total of 4 teams across England).
As an SSW, Ella builds close relationships wi ..read more
National Fostering Group
1y ago
With more than half of UK households (62%) owning a pet, according to the World Animal Foundation – and around 13 million pet dogs and 12 million pet cats in this country – it’s no surprise that one of the questions we get asked most often at National Fostering Group is whether it’s possible to foster with pets.
Not only is it possible, but having a pet in the house can actually benefit foster children and help them feel more comfortable in their foster home. Of course, this is providing that the right checks have been carried out on the pets and that children and foster families are properly ..read more
National Fostering Group
1y ago
With more than half of UK households (62%) owning a pet, according to the World Animal Foundation – and around 13 million pet dogs and 12 million pet cats in this country – it’s no surprise that one of the questions we get asked most often at National Fostering Group is whether it’s possible to foster with pets.
Not only is it possible, but having a pet in the house can actually benefit foster children and help them feel more comfortable in their foster home. Of course, this is providing that the right checks have been carried out on the pets and that children and foster families are properly ..read more