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February, 2005 stories

February 25, 2005

The carers who love to make a difference
Campaign is launched to recruit more foster carers in Bristol

Sister inspired me to look after teens
Single mum began foster caring last year after being inspired by her sister

February 23, 2005

Shortage of carers targeted
A critical shortage of foster carers is being targeted by a recruitment drive

February 22, 2005

Nikki on run to help foster care charity
The challenge of placing needy children in safe and secure foster homes isn't enough for mum Nikki Burns - now she's taking on the London marathon to raise money for a national foster care charity

It was love at first sight for little China girl
When a Derby mum discovered that she couldn't have children she came up with another way of having a family. She decided to adopt a child from China

Caring for care workers
Social care workers have found they are cared for too after gaining an increase in the amount of compliments they receive

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to trace Andrew Gay

February 21, 2005

Derby children need families to cherish them too
Though some people are tempted to look abroad to find children to cherish, Derby, and Britain as a whole, is desperately short of adoptive parents too

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal for Colin and Christine Wells, and other former foster children of Doreen and Don Roberts

Help these youngsters hit the catwalk
A fashion show produced entirely by children in care and others with learning disabilities is set to hit the catwalk

February 18, 2005

Today on the bulletin board
Trying to find birth mother

February 15, 2005

Diary of an adopter
Week 29 - The wait is over

February 11, 2005

Extra cash for carers may cost taxpayer £1m
Adopting a new minimum allowance for foster carers could cost up to £1 million, it has been revealed

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to trace partner's birth mother

February 10, 2005

Campaign to find north foster carers
A major recruitment drive has been launched in the Highlands for foster carers

Carers needed to help charity
Charity in Neath and Port Talbot which offers breaks to children with disabilities, is still on the lookout for more volunteers

Result of Community Care's Most Influential Person in Social Care vote
Readers of Community Care vote BAAF's Chief Executive as the most influential person in social care for children and young people

February 9, 2005

Fostering A Better Life
Foster child Andrew Roberts tells the story of his wonderful foster parents

Society needs foster carers... and so do kids
It is not unusual for social services authorities to appeal for adults to consider becoming foster parents but it is rare to hear the word "crisis" applied to a shortage of carers

February 8, 2005

Pair's award for gift of love
Couple handed top award after offering a loving home to around 100 children

Youngsters in need of allies
People are always needed to lend a hand at Derby Community Service Volunteers, which has a waiting list of young people in need of support

These children need your help
More foster carers are needed to help troubled teenagers lead a normal life

February 7, 2005

Please find a family
Caring couples and families willing to provide emergency foster care are urgently needed in Warwickshire

Call for increase in foster carer pay
Foster care charity is calling for an increase in payments for some Gloucestershire carers

Full marks for fostering
Fostering service has been given full marks by independent inspectors

Bristol couple share their fostering experience
Foster mum Jackie Franklin and her husband John have been taking in children for 25 years

February 2, 2005

Election should be fought on children's issues, new survey reveals
Vulnerable children should be an election priority say 9 in 10 people in a new survey by a coalition of leading children's charities

February 1, 2005

How I met my brothers for the first time
More than 60 years after being given up for adoption, grandmother Nancy Faulkner decided to track down her long-lost family

Today on the bulletin board
Missing out on my brother's love

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