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April, 2004 stories

April 30, 2004

Reality TV gone too far?
A teenage mother is to give up her baby for adoption on a USA reality TV show

Appeal goes out for more foster parents
A council is appealing to prospective adoptive and foster parents after considering a recent report which highlights a shortage in its county

Join BAAF in the jungle!
A children's charity is appealing for volunteers to join its second adventure challenge - to the tropical island of Borneo!

Family search for May
A family searching for a long-lost relative is appealing for help

Support group aims to buy home for children
A charity for needy children has almost raised enough money to help it buy a foster home in eastern Europe

Services win praise
A social services centre has been praised for its children's services by a government social services inspection report published recently

April 29, 2004

Love and care of foster mother
Foster mum Kath Whitmore-Pain's devotion to the children in her care has earned her the chance to win a top award

Gold star for children's services
Children's services in Carmarthenshire are better than the Welsh average, recent findings reveal

National Children's Home
The work of the National Children's Home organisation in Nottinghamshire has been given a boost by Methodist fund-raisers in the Broxtowe Borough area

A world of help for our children
Social workers have been flown in from across the world to combat a shortage of staff in Lincolnshire

Adoption decision
A couple from Kidsgrove, have told how they came to the decision to adopt two children

April 28, 2004

Young achievers receive awards
The achievements of 93 children who have grown up in council care have been recognised in a special ceremony

Adoption law change campaigner dies, 59
Adoption campaigner Janice Randolph, an art teacher and therapist, has died at Stroud after a long battle against cancer

Adopting a small approach
An adoption agency run by a handful of staff is proving that bigger doesn't have to mean better when it comes to finding homes for vulnerable children

Council push for more foster carers
Highland councillors in Caithness yesterday backed a new move to fill a long-time gap in the support of foster carers in their area

Man looking to trace his 'lost' family
A former North Lincolnshire man is hoping the Scunthorpe Telegraph Champion can repeat an earlier success by tracing long-lost members of his family

Today on the bulletin board
Flame TV are appealing to track down former nurses who worked in the Southern Railway Workers Orphanage, in Woking

April 27, 2004

Adoption group forced to cut back
Adoption Matters in Hale has been forced to let go of its foster carers, after funding was withdrawn by the local authority

Hunt for foster carers
Hull city's fostering service is preparing a host of events to coincide with next month's National Foster Care Fortnight

Man's appeal to help track down father
60 years on from what proved to be Kent's single biggest loss of civilian life during the Second World War, a 62-year-old man is still trying to piece together what became of his family

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to trace birth parents and or siblings

April 26, 2004

Foster carer allowances to rise 12 per cent
Foster carers in Derby are set to benefit in a number of ways from the planned measures

Cash incentive to be foster parents
Foster carers in Bristol are to be given extra money in a bid to improve recruitment

April 23, 2004

£498,000 plan to improve fostering
Foster carer Sandra Selsby has welcomed plans to boost Derby's foster care service by improving rewards for the dedicated people who take in needy children

Pledge for foster carers
Businesses across Runcorn and Widnes have pledged to throw their weight behind Halton Borough Council's Adoption and Fostering Services, in a bid to raise awareness of the need for foster carers in the borough

Inspectors checking child care practices
The way that Neath Port Talbot social services deals with children is being checked out by inspectors

April 22, 2004

Fostering rate rises
Allowances for foster carers are going up again in Neath and Port Talbot, Wales

Philippines trip will aid village's children
A team of students from Aberdeen will be travelling to the Philippines this summer to work with abandoned children

Chef's charity bid
A charity supported by top Devon chef Michael Caines is staging a collection in the centre of Exeter on Saturday, April 24

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to trace birth parents

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Appeal to trace my husband's half brother

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Has a recent event prompted you to look for a relative?

April 21, 2004

New adoption support
A new support network offering help to people involved in adopting a child is now available in Derbyshire

PC help for foster kids
Personal computers have now been installed in the homes of 60 foster carers

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to trace Vilma Angelica Rodriguez

April 20, 2004

Diary of an adopter
Week 13 of our adoption diary

Children exhibit their new creative talents
Children who are looked after by the local authority have found a new way to express themselves

Fun day for children
Children from Aberdeen are taking part in a series of fun events

April 19, 2004

New moves to protect vulnerable children
All children on Exeter's child protection register now have their own social worker

New appeal for carers of the disabled
Appeal targets people who can make a big difference to the lives of children who have a disability

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to trace Stephen Fitzgerald

April 16, 2004

Caring response to foster appeal
An appeal for foster parents for disabled children has led to a surge in inquiries

Celebration of adoption
Religious leaders have come together for a thanksgiving service to celebrate adoption

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to lesbians who have or have wanted to adopt

April 15, 2004

Caring for mum who couldn't care for me
All Julie Farren ever really wanted was a mum to love who would love her back

What kind of person was my mother?
Can you help a correspondent fill in the pieces of a family background, 63 years on?

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to trace Michael Smith

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Appeal to trace David Mark Hainsworth

April 14, 2004

Caring pair step in to help family
Two tradesmen have offered to help a couple who took in their friend's three children after she died of cancer

Pupils learning the skills needed for life
Students have been preparing for the real world, thanks to a new course introduced at Havelock School, Grimsby

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to trace Michael Browne

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Appeal to trace Michael Oakes

April 13, 2004

Appeal continues to find foster carers for children
Scores of people have come forward to offer children in care the loving homes they so desperately need

Just to show how much we care for you
County council bosses have unveiled a raft of measures designed to improve social services in Devon

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to trace Dorothy Donna

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Appeal to trace Yvonne Bailey

April 8, 2004

Adoption floodgate opened
Plans to open the floodgates for thousands of adopted people to track down their birth parents have been published

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to trace Leslie Edward Gibbons

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Television company is keen to talk with approved adopters

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Appeal to trace Graham Armstrong

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Appeal to trace Stephen Lloyd

April 7, 2004

Switch on to fostering
Fostering and adoption TV adverts aimed at soap fans

Foster mum Monica smiles through the good and bad times
Mother's Day "Mum in a Million" for one Plymouth foster mum

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to trace Diane Markham

April 6, 2004

Half of care children miss tooth checks
Almost half of Gloucestershire's children in care are missing out on dental check-ups, the latest Government figures reveal

Diary of an adopter
Week 12 of our adoption diary

Adoption breakdown story
Sadly, adoption does sometimes break down. Here is a story from a woman who has had the unfortunate breakdown of an adoption and has decided to tell her story

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to trace Mathew Gibbons

April 5, 2004

Plea for help to find long-lost sister
A father is trying to trace his long last sister, as he wants to name his second child after her

Michael bids to help young
A top chef is set to put the icing on the cake for adopted children

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to trace Greta Pauline Houghton

April 2, 2004

Shake-up for child welfare
Bristol is to change the way it safeguards children's welfare to avoid another tragedy like that suffered by Victoria Climbié

Foster mum appeals to missing boy to return
Concerns are growing for a teenage asylum-seeker who has been missing from his Taunton home for more than three weeks

Mother's failed bid to get her children returned
A mother's hopes of being reunited with her three young children have been shattered

Jolie's flight from acting
Tomb Raider star Angelina Jolie is full of surprises

Today on the bulletin board
A United States television company is looking to reunite (identical) twins

April 1, 2004

More cash for fostering
Foster carers who look after vulnerable children in Neath and Port Talbot are going to be paid more for their dedication

Social worker staff crisis brings fears for children
A social worker recruitment crisis could place hundreds of children at risk, according to the trade union Unison

Teenager travels to Africa to help needy
An 18-year-old jets off to South Africa during her gap year to help AIDS orphans and under-privileged children

Custody fight over Burton's grandchild
A bitter custody battle is being fought over the grandchild of acting legend Richard Burton

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