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September, 2004 stories

September 30, 2004

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to speak to people who can share their experiences of adoption and separation

September 29, 2004

Childcare co-ordinators to work in Romania
Two NHS Childcare Co-ordinators are to work as voluntary aid workers in childcare settings in Romania

Call for better care for kids
Volunteer services claims more needs to be done to improve childcare facilities

Helping kids avoid streets
A children's charity is calling for people with space to provide a lifeline for young people in care

Could you give a child a new start in life?
Giving a child a fresh start in life is one of the most rewarding aspects of fostering

September 28, 2004

New spotlight on foster care crisis
Inspectors have criticised the amount of money given to foster families in an East Midlands county, weeks after the local newspaper launched a campaign to get them more cash

Mick's story
Mick Wright is male, in his 60s and single. He goes against every assumption that many people would have of a foster carer, here he tells his story

Learning lessons in care
Despite some criticisms fostering services in Lincolnshire were praised in some key areas.

Friends reunited
Memories flooded back when one-time residents of a former Bristol orphanage held a reunion

September 27, 2004

The road to becoming a foster carer
More foster carers are needed to give most vulnerable children a fresh start in life

Maddie's story
Lone foster parent Maddie Stevens, tells her story of facing the same pressures of bringing up a child alone as any single mother

September 23, 2004

Team in share the care appeal
Members of a fostering team are making an urgent appeal for more people to become short-term carers for disabled children

Last hurdle for social plan cash
More money could be spent recruiting extra social workers to care for at-risk children if measures can pass a final hurdle

September 22, 2004

So many children are in need of a little respite care
Carers urgently needed for respite care

Foster carers shortage worsening - survey
A shortage of foster carers in Scotland has become worse over the last two years, according to figures issued this week

Social services inquiry
A team of accountants is to examine why a social services department is spending millions over its budget

September 21, 2004

Diary of an adopter
Week 23 of our adoption diary

More helpers needed to care for youngsters
A critical shortage of child carers across North Lincolnshire has provoked a major new campaign to find volunteers to help disabled youngsters

Foster care advice heeded
Children in care can perform better at school if foster carers receive training alongside teachers and social workers, according to research by a university student

Region's local authorities work together for children
Halton Borough Council has joined forces with St Helens and Warrington Councils in a unified bid to encourage more local people to provide loving homes for children

September 17, 2004

Caring group given recognition
The hard work and dedication of people who provide short breaks to children with disabilities has been recognised

Event to mark success of youngsters in care
Young people who have been in care have been celebrated

On track to help railway orphans
Around the world in 80 days.

Share the care week launch
A scheme to boost the number of short break carers will be launched next week

September 16, 2004

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal for information on relatives of Jean Murphy-Wales

Nurse's long search for family members
A former nurse is preparing for a first-time meeting with a relative she only became aware of in the summer

The Prince of Wales meets people abandoned as infants
A foundling who grew up in Britain's first home for abandoned children told of his experiences of living under its strict regime

Find out all about fostering
A family placement service's scheme is looking for recruits

September 14, 2004

New 24-hour support for foster carers
A service to provide foster carers with 24-hour support has been launched in part of Scotland

Foster children face relocation to save cash
Dozens of vulnerable children placed in care outside Stoke-on-Trent are having their cases re-examined by cost-cutting officials to see if they could move back to the Potteries

Top rating for adoption agency
One of the region's leading independent voluntary adoption agencies has reported record levels of client satisfaction following an in-depth survey

September 10, 2004

Change to help children
Changes are being brought in to children's services so youngsters with emotional and behavioural problems can be treated more speedily

Paul all set to make first-class delivery
A father is preparing to drive a seven-and-a-half ton truck across Eastern Europe for charity

Howard's way helps bring love to children
Louise Vennells meets Carol Howard, who brings love and warmth to children with severe handicaps

The Costas commuter who is an NHS nurse
Children's nurse and foster mum Mandy Diaper loves her job so much she commutes to work each week - from Spain's Costa del Sol

Foster children enjoy day out
Fostering agency enlist the help of the military to encourage its children to enjoy life and have fun

September 9, 2004

Fun run
Foster group joins fun run

Children in care given school help
Teenagers in care are to be targeted by a scheme encouraging them to stay in education

Carers are desperately needed
New research confirms the need to find more families for black, Asian and black mixed-parentage children in care

September 7, 2004

Diary of an adopter
Week 22 of our adoption diary

Few limits on who can care
A few facts about foster caring

Baby she don't care
Singing star Wendy James was adopted as a baby. Here she tells her story

September 6, 2004

Foster carers to get paid an allowance
Foster carers are desperately needed in North Somerset

"Cinderella service" praise
Care chief highlights achievements

Humble head of family
Caring foster mum nominated for Community Pioneer Award after spending more than 20 years looking after people with special needs

Foster care art on show
An exhibition of artwork and poetry by young children in foster care has been opened

Visa card launch
Footballers' Wives star launches new NSPCC credit card

"Worrying" shortage of foster carers
Hundreds of new foster carers are needed in Wales, according to new research from a charity

September 3, 2004

Critical shortage of foster carers
Determined Rachel bucks the trend that condemns 75 per cent of children in care to be school 'failures'

Adoption reunion
After reading a story about the traumas adopted children face, Marion Boxall got in contact to tell of her emotional reunion with her birth mother

Birth mum told me to leave her alone
Many adopted children dream of finding their birth parents when they grow old enough to try. But their search does not always have a fairy tale ending as Jane Williamson discovered

Recruiting to redress shortfall
Recruitment open evening for social care professionals

September 2, 2004

Carers who give children a second chance
One of the key targets in the Government's policy on the care of children is to reduce the numbers being looked after by local authorities

Big Brother star reunited with natural mother
Big Brother's Jason Cowan has had an emotional reunion with his mother after almost three decades of separation

Crisis in caring for vulnerable children
Lincolnshire social services need at least 56 foster carers to care for an increasing number of children

How you can become a foster parent...
Enabling a child to reach his or her full potential is one of the most important parts of fostering

September 1, 2004

Adopt a child call from city
Recruitment campaign is launched to encourage more people to consider adopting a child

Foster parent shortage forces agencies to move away children
Children in need of care are being forced to move away from friends and family because of a shortage of foster parents in their area

Journey back to discover roots
This is Li-Da's story of her journey back to Cambodia to discover her roots

Shake-up in foster service
Spiralling costs have led to new arrangements being prepared for one fostering service

Woman logs on to web - and finds dad
When Terry O'Hare logged on to the Internet to track down her old Army colleagues, she found some unusual information - the whereabouts of her long-lost father

£6m grant to improve childcare
City council praises improvements in reducing the number of children in the care system partly to the work of SureStart

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