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April, 2005 stories
April 29, 2005
Older children need families too
Ignorance can be bliss
April 28, 2005
GI dads
April 27, 2005
Coming soon - Foster Care Fortnight
Caring workers
April 26, 2005
On the bulletin board
April 22, 2005
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Close the gap for children
Halton launches pioneering interactive learning plan
April 19, 2005
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April 18, 2005
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April 15, 2005
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First boss of child service
Have fun and help children
Book review
April 14, 2005
Naming service for two brothers
NSPCC welcomes recommendations made by joint parliamentary committee's report
April 13, 2005
Oceans apart, yet so alike...
April 12, 2005
Adoption diary
Today on the bulletin board
Putting the chic into charity
April 11, 2005
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April 8, 2005
BAAF launches manifesto for children in care
April 7, 2005
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Barnardo's calls on all political parties to put the interests of children first
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April 5, 2005
Barnardo vision still strong 100 years on
April 4, 2005
Foster care campaign packs a punch
Collectors wanted to help children
April 1, 2005
A city council recently launched a campaign to address the shortfall in foster carers in its city
Social services advert is a hit
Foster carers needed
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When people think about adoption, older children are often not considered - but they need families too.
The ghosts of the past are sometimes best left undisturbed, as GI baby Ann Evans found out when she tried to trace her family
Scores of GI babies were left behind in the West when US troops returned home at the end of World War II. Many were given up for adoption
The Fostering Network highlights the need to think about the 10,000 foster carer shortage in the UK
Number of social workers in Wales rises
Searching for Katie
Searching for Jane Tod
NCH calls on all the political parties to pledge to 'close the gap' in achievement for children in care
Council launches first interactive personal education plan
Searching for Alice Amelia Palmer
Searching for Mary Margaret Cummins
Adoptee requests contact
People's views wanted on post adoption support
Searching for Janet Phipps
Looking for Margaret Stewart
Searching for Kathleen Donoghue
A new post has been created at Cheshire County Council to cater for children's services
Two events are to be held in Plymouth to raise £3,500 for nine local projects
Approaching Fatherhood - A guide for adoptive dads and others by Paul May
Ceremony was twice as special for new family
The NSPCC has welcomed the recommendations in the Joint Committee of MPs and Peers' report on the draft Children and Adoption Bill
Two brothers who were separated by the Atlantic Ocean - neither of whom knew the other existed - have got together for an emotional first meeting
Week 31 - introductions take place
Request for advice
New TV series shows The Children's Society's creative flair for fashion
Searching for Frederick Richard Jones born in Derby
Searching for family members of William Edmund Chapman and Mary Kathleen Chapman
The British Association for Adoption & Fostering (BAAF) has recently challenged the leading political parties to prove their commitment to children in public care in the forthcoming general election
Appeal from Assistant Producer
As the Government announces the date for the next election, Barnardo's is calling on all the main political parties to put the care and wellbeing of the nation's children and young people high on their agendas
Looking for my brother Steven Kirby
A friend, competing in a pub quiz, was asked: "Who rescued orphans and founded a famous orphanage?" Overcome by nerves, she said: "Saint Barnardo." Wrong answer. Right sentiment
A high-profile campaign has been launched to recruit more foster carers in Staffordshire
A children's charity is calling for volunteers to help collect money for children caught up in conflicts and wars around the world
One reader wrote to their local newspaper telling of their experience of foster parenting with both social services and with private agencies. Read their story here
An advert to recruit social workers to Leicestershire has won an award
100 more carers are urgently needed to look after children who are unable to live with their natural parents in the Bristol area
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