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August, 2004 stories

August 31, 2004

Plea for 600 foster carers
A further 600 foster carers are desperately needed throughout the Westcountry, to cater for the needs of children

Kids to text their carers
Children in care may soon be able to text their social workers with their concerns under a new scheme under consideration

Plea to aid orphans
An appeal has been launched to help children made orphans by the AIDS endemic in Swaziland, Africa

Grandparent of the Year nominee
How Brenda took charge of two grandchildren in their hour of most need

Adopted man on crusade to find his biological father
A man who was placed in foster care at birth and later adopted is looking to trace his real father who he believes is living in the north-east

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to trace Patrick Davies

August 27, 2004

Help to find a home
Lincolnshire Social Services is struggling to cope with the number of children who have been placed in its care and needs another 56 foster carers to keep up with demand

Fostering: shortage is looming
Forty more foster carers are needed to look after young people

Service hailed by inspectors
Social services staff are celebrating after inspectors hailed their work as "potentially excellent"

Fostering progress
Children in care in Neath and Port Talbot are enjoying a more stable lifestyle

Belonging
A gripping film about a trans-racially adopted baby girl has been short-listed for a Grierson Award in Best Cinema Documentary

US foster mother put children in squalid Nigerian orphanage
Children stumbled upon by missionary visiting the orphanage

August 26, 2004

Foster carers in short supply
The shortage of foster carers in the south west area has reached critical levels, a leading fostering charity has warned

NCH projects set to benefit from the launch of NCH'S new Innovation Fund
NCH, the children's charity has launched a new initiative called the NCH Innovation Fund

I've found my long-lost brother from Liverpool
Lord of the Roaches, has been reunited with family members in Liverpool after a gap of 40 years

Today on the bulletin board
Trainee-researcher appeals for people to share their adoption stories with him

August 25, 2004

Social services faces overspend
Social Services is facing an overspend of £1.3 million as the cost of looking after children in its care escalates

"Crippling shortage" of foster carers
Thousands of children are being failed by the care system and are suffering badly disrupted lives because of a 'crippling shortage' of foster carers in England, a charity has warned

Youth arts weekend
Young people given a voice through award-winning youth arts weekend

August 24, 2004

Diary of an adopter
Week 21 of our adoption diary

See the world's third highest mountain with BAAF
A children's charity is seeking volunteers to take part in a fundraising challenge to help children separated from their birth families - by travelling through India

August 23, 2004

Reunions
Emma Smith, from the Bristol Event Post, reports on the traumas that adopted children face - and finds a mother and child reunion can sometimes be a disappointment

Supermum Doreen just loves caring for children
Being a mum to hundreds of young children over the last four decades has earned a great-grandmother a Premier South West nomination in the love category

Fund launched as tribute to late councillor
A fund to help children in care has been launched in memory of a popular councillor

Orphanage to be helped by funding
A charity has teamed up with a church to fund training, which will allow an Indian man to follow in his father's footsteps

August 20, 2004

Ticket scheme for 'fantastic foster carers'
The Lord Mayor of Leicester has launched a new fostering initiative

August 19, 2004

Lesbian adoption battle
Social workers are demanding that two children are adopted by a lesbian couple

Schroeder adopts Russian girl
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and his wife have adopted

August 18, 2004

Foster carers are well cared for
A meeting held for the region's foster carers concluded they are getting the support they need

Plans for reunion
Search is on to find former pupils and employees of orphanage

August 17, 2004

Brad and Jennifer set to adopt baby
Hollywood couple Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt are preparing to adopt a child

Meeting over children's home
Company defends plans to build second children's home

August 16, 2004

Charity buys land to help AIDS orphans
A little piece of Africa has been bought by a charity

Adoption charity's new research project to find families on the web
The British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) is launching a new research project to explore the feasibility of using the Internet to find families for specific children needing adoption

August 13, 2004

Fostering service gets £296,000 boost
An amount of £296,000 has been earmarked for improving the recruitment and retention of foster carers

Noddy and Toyland friends call on families to walk London's bridges
As part of The Children's Society's drive to raise money and awareness for its Safe and Sound campaign it's trying to raise money for children at risk on the streets

August 12, 2004

Tina offers Feedback on time in care
Tina Jones has talked about her early life in care as part of a campaign to find new foster parents in South Wales

Peacocks 'Going For Gold' to raise a million for NCH
Staff at clothing company Peacock's are gearing up for an Olympian feat

August 11, 2004

A new caring approach
Pathway Care Solutions: specialist provider of care for children

August 10, 2004

Diary of an adopter
Week 20 of our adoption diary

One girl's story of help received
"If it was not for ChildLine I'd be dead"

Child care review
A team of councillors could be about to conduct a major review of child protection to learn the lessons from the Victoria Climbie case

August 9, 2004

Respite and short stay foster care
It's the kind of job you never leave at the end of the day and it certainly won't make you a millionaire, yet for many people foster caring is far more than a job - it's a vocation and a way of life

Lucy's work for orphans
A Nottinghamshire woman is giving up part of her summer holidays to help orphans in Romania

Fostering success
A new independent fostering agency has just placed its first two children

August 6, 2004

Book review
"And This Is My Adopted Daughter" by Marie Berger

Peak District Challenge
Can you help hopeful adoptive kids in the Peak District Challenge?

Plea for foster carers
Foster carers desperately needed to look after children and young people in the North Devon area

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to trace Constance

August 5, 2004

Miracle reunion of the original Tamworth Two
Separated as babies and reunited after 53 years, long-lost sisters have explained why they call themselves the original Tamworth Two

August 4, 2004

Walk the wall for NCH
NCH, the children's charity, would like to challenge you put on your walking boots and join a host of celebrities to take part in an adventure walking along the Great Wall of China, to raise money for NCH's vital work

August 3, 2004

Today on the bulletin board
Programme developer wishes to speak with people who have or are in the process of adopting their sibling's children

Good report
Report on Halton Borough Council's services for looked after children are commended

Greetings From Down Under!
Family reunited from across the world

August 2, 2004

Urgent need for foster carers in Mid Devon
For the Westons, the rewards for their work as foster carers may be hard-won, but they are definitely heart-warming

Filton friends Miss Janette's generosity
Much-loved grandmother and foster-mum Janette Gough will be sadly missed

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