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June, 2004 stories
June 30, 2004
Today on the bulletin board
June 29, 2004
Diary of an adopter
Adopted children bring joy to Barbara and Ken
Neglected children placed with foster carers
Woman in search for her adopted sister
June 28, 2004
Contact centre helps with care
Today on the bulletin board
June 25, 2004
Fostering success
How to become a foster parent
June 24, 2004
Britain bans Cambodian adoptions
Social services chief calls for smacking ban
June 23, 2004
More support for parents
44-year wait is over as brothers meet up
June 22, 2004
Hollywood legend Paul Newman: A new "sauce" of income to Barnardo's
Youngsters in care up for Robin's run
Child safety passport may solve problem
June 21, 2004
Emily's story to help others
Children to be listened to
June 18, 2004
Drugs lead to foster-care crisis in city
Romania virtually outlaws foreign adoptions
New failures over child abuse crisis
Hundreds log on in hope of a reunion
Today on the bulletin board
June 17, 2004
Award for campaigning Eastern Daily Press
Care home children stage artwork exhibition
Joy blossoms in a place of hope
"A debt I can never repay"
Today on the bulletin board
June 16, 2004
Where a mirror replaces a mum
Teamwork for children
New plan to house troubled teenagers
Today on the bulletin board
June 15, 2004
Diary of an adopter
Nominate childcare providers
Special talk for young carers
Legislative loophole is risking lives of children
June 14, 2004
Carers' efforts are recognised
Plea to bring joy to orphans
You too can be a positive role model
Launch of child welfare course
June 11, 2004
Top grades for social services
'Super mum' is a hero carer
Magic of 'Harry Potter' conjures up £65k for NCH, the children's charity
Children's charities challenge London candidates and ask: 'who will protect London's future?'
June 10, 2004
Adoption Matters unveils plans for 50th Anniversary
Anne nominated as a hero
June 9, 2004
Shoppers join bid to help kids
We will help get families reunited
June 8, 2004
Children's society is always in need of people to adopt
The picture that made us want to love Tricia
Home will not be for young offenders
June 7, 2004
Foresters Big Toddle for Barnardo's
June 4, 2004
New cash for foster care as service is upgraded
June 3, 2004
Woman on a mission to find mother
Foster plea is issued
June 2, 2004
Becoming a parent can be a bit of a shock at the best of times
Plea to help find brother
Today on the bulletin board
June 1, 2004
Walkers launch special fund
Slimmers raised £127 for Save The Children
Today on the bulletin board
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Appeal to speak with anyone who has experience of adoption breakdown
Week 17 of our adoption diary
When you have nine children life is going to be busy - but when four of them have Down's syndrome it becomes a whole lot more testing
Foster carers have been called in to help police with a neglect case
American Melanie Burnett is reaching out across the Atlantic to try to find the sister she has never known
A new customer service contact centre has been launched by Gloucestershire Social Services
Appeal to trace Jason Burrow
Children placed in care face a rough start in life and the journey into adulthood can be just as hard. As part of the Lincolnshire Echo's week long look at Lincolnshire Social Services Aleisha Scott talks to one person who has overcome the prejudices
Information on becoming a foster parent
Britain has become the latest nation to suspend adoptions of Cambodian children
The man responsible for the welfare of thousands of children in Leicester has put his weight behind a national campaign to ban smacking
Council offers a new support service to parents whose children have been adopted
Reunited after more than 40 years, a man and his brother spent last week catching up on the missing years
Barnardo's, the UK's leading children's charity, has just received a great cash boost from Hollywood superstar Paul Newman
Youngsters from city council children's homes are training to take part in the Robin Hood Marathon Fun Run
Anyone working with children may have to carry a child safety "passport" under new security measures
Mum adopts new approach to inform children
Government plans to give greater rights to children welcomed by leading children's charity
A growing number of parents with drug addiction has led to a crisis in foster care
Romanian MPs today approved a law severely virtually banning the adoption of orphans by foreigners
Hundreds of children are at still at risk of abuse and neglect - because social services don't have enough staff to deal with them
A couple who set up an Internet site to help people search for their parents are delighted a flood of new visitors have logged on to the site
Appeal to trace John Fletcher
The Eastern Daily Press has picked up a top national award for its coverage of world poverty
The young residents of children's homes in Leicester are staging a public exhibition of their artwork and computer skills
A volunteer has told how a Madagascan orphanage is saving the lives of abandoned children
A successful businessman who was cared for by a children's charity as a boy said thank you when he opened its newest centre
Appeal from Bella magazine
Gloucester Citizen features editor Vickie Temple recently visited a children's home in Romania to see how much standards had changed over the years and also found out about the pressures that are on Romania's childcare system
Agencies will team up to create better futures for children and young people
A guest house looks set to be converted to a home for troubled teenagers
Announcement of a children's musical to increase the adoption and fostering in the black community
Week 16 of our adoption diary
Special childcare awards are to be presented to celebrate the achievements of local residents next month
The needs of young carers are to be addressed in a special conference being held this week
The NSPCC believes a legislative oversight is risking the lives of many children, as abusive parents continue to be allowed unsupervised contact with their children following separations
In recognition of the work of thousands of full-time carers, social services are hosting a series of events this month
Around 120 poor Romanian orphans are once more pinning their hopes on South Wales Evening Post readers to send them on their longed-for two weeks of fun and sunshine
It is never too late to begin a career in childcare, that's the message from the Children's Information Service
A management course is being launched to provide more effective approaches to handling child welfare cases
Social services team maintains its three-star rating, becoming one of just two unitary authorities in the country to do so
A devoted mum has fostered more than 200 children in the past 20 years
A special charity screening of the third big screen instalment of JK Rowling's popular Harry Potter novels raised a magical £65k
A coalition of charities recently called upon Mayoral and Greater London Assembly candidates to demonstrate their commitment to protect the future of London's children during their next term of office
One of the region's leading voluntary adoption agencies, Adoption Matters, has reported a record year, and unveiled ambitious plans to celebrate its Golden Jubilee
Social worker is inspired by own experience of adoption
This week saw the launch of the Plymouth Evening Herald's massive fundraising campaign Give A Child A Chance
Andrew and Helen Baillie spent years trying to trace their long-lost parents - now they want to make the process easier for others
East Midlands Children's Resource Team (EMCRT) is a project of The Children's Society and for the past 15 years has placed more than 150 children for adoption
A couple were encouraged to adopt a special needs child after reading a story on the subject in their local evening paper back in 1999
Managers of a children's home have acted to allay fears it could be for troublesome youngsters
Big Brother star launches Foresters Big Toddle for Barnardo's
Foster care in Moray is set to be completely overhauled, according to recommendations put to councillors yesterday
Appeal to trace birth mother
An appeal has been launched to find new foster carers
It took more than a little adjusting to for Ruth and Peter, a young married couple from Merseyside who overnight became proud parents to a group of no less than three brothers and sisters, now aged four to six
A request has been received for help in tracing a relative who may still be living in Leicestershire
Appeal to trace David Paul Goodchild
The Plymouth Evening Herald's huge appeal to raise thousands of pounds for children with special health needs was officially launched with a sponsored walk
Slimming World members raise money for charity
Appeal to speak with other people who are at the beginning of their adoption journey
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