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September, 2005 stories

September 30, 2005

Helping tsunami orphans
A dedicated charity worker has left Grimsby for India to find a site for an orphanage for victims of the Boxing Day tsunami

Birmingham CSCI Report
Birmingham's infamously bad social services department has shown marked improvement, according to a recent report

Book Review
Conduct Disorder and Behavioural Parent Training: Research and Practice by Dermot O'Reilly

Pop star Ricky Martin hints of future adoption plans
The Puerto Rican-born star has praised the efforts of the Indian Government to stop child trafficking, and hinted he plans to adopt a child of his own one day

September 29, 2005

Sisters meet after 60-year search
Margaret Jones has been trying to locate her youngest sister, Edith Elliot, ever since she was adopted 60 years ago. Finally they meet up.

Scottish-Russian fostering experts exchange
Kibble Education and Care Centre is playing host this week to two visitors from the unique Kitezh fostering community in Russia

Overseas social workers recruited
Social services managers are recruiting staff from abroad to meeting urgent needs, reports the BBC

September 28, 2005

Agency committed to boosting Scottish foster carer numbers
Jimmy McFoster Bear had great fun at the recent official opening of the new Foster Care Associates (FCA) office in Aberdeen, Scotland

Colourful kids
School children helped to raise hundreds of pounds for Romanian orphans, following a sponsored crazy colour day

Abused foster child named 'Single mum of the year'
Nina Wallace was five when she was taken into foster care. She has now just won That's Life magazine's Single Mum of The Year award

September 27, 2005

Diary of an adopter
Week 36 - looking forward to the christening

Hannah found foster happiness
Foster child Hannah knows only too well how it feels to want a loving home

Times may change but care goes on
From its humble beginnings in 1885, Family Care has grown into one of the most important and successful social work agencies, providing hope and support for children, young people and families throughout Nottinghamshire

September 26, 2005

My search for family at 61
Keith Hewes ' life was rocked when he saw his name on an adoption certificate. Until the age of 61, he had no idea Leonard Hewes was not his biological father

On the bulletin board
Searching for Annie Matilda Stone

September 23, 2005

Orphans in floods escape
A holiday for Romanian orphans came close to turning to disaster when floods hit parts of Eastern Europe last month

GCSE success
Children in care in Barnet have seen an increase in their GCSE results this year

September 22 2005

Foster carer Dolores Campbell has been looking after 16-year-old Ilona for eight years
Read her story here

Care woman says charity saved her life - twice
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of Dr Thomas Barnardo, one local newspaper has adopted Barnardo's as its charity for 2005

A carer's story
Nicola and Nigel Robbins have fostered more than a dozen children

Famous Barnardo's boys and girls
Barnardo's has helped a number of children who later became celebrities. Read the story in full to see who

On the letters page
"Why don't Leicestershire pay the Fostering Network's Recommended Fostering Allowance to all its carers and allow kinship foster carers access to payment for skills?"

September 21, 2005

Care leaver beats the odds to take law degree
A young man who was brought up in care will defy the odds next week by starting his first day at university

Landmark new report calls for an extra £28.5 million for quality foster care for children in Northern Ireland
The Fostering Network and the British Association for Adoption & Fostering (BAAF) are calling on the Northern Ireland Government to invest an extra £28.5 million in foster care services

The Big Unfortunate Event in aid of Barnardo's
The publishers behind the hugely popular Lemony Snicket books and Barnardo's have come together to launch the Big Unfortunate Event - a new fundraising initiative which will see fans getting 'sponsored' by friends and family, to do 'Snicket-themed' tasks

September 20, 2005

On the letters page
"I really appreciated them for fostering me and they make you feel like you're with a family"

Only one in 100 children leaving care reach university
With an estimated 270,000 English students due to start university this week, young people who have been in care are significantly under-represented according to a report by leading children's charity NCH

County council looking to recruit new foster carers
A campaign to recruit more specialist foster carers to look after teenagers in difficulty is being launched today by Cumbria County Council

September 16, 2005

Book Review
Raising and Praising Boys by Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer

September 15, 2005

On the bulletin board
Looking for Christine Allan

New move to improve education attainment for care leavers
With term just starting and successful students beginning their life as undergrads there are still many young people in care who fail to reach university

September 14, 2005

Disabled children kept in cages by US foster parents
Horrified social worker finds 11 disabled children locked in tiny cages while making a routine visit

September 13, 2005

Adoption planned for abandoned baby Lily
Time could have run out for the mother of an abandoned baby to come forward and claim her child before she is adopted

Care praised
A council's foster care service has been given a 'good' inspection report by examiners

September 12, 2005

Last week's opinion poll results
Here are the results from last week's opinion poll question - What is your favourite section on our website?

Families urgently needed to care for foster children
Hundreds of foster children are being sent to families miles away because of a shortage of carers in the Westminster area

September 9, 2005

Kampala kids getting shirty!
Orphans in Africa will be dressed in the best British football colours this season, thanks to a North Lincolnshire youth worker

Care service praise
Government inspectors praise Leicester city council's fostering services

September 8, 2005

Dion helps orphan fund
Football star Dion Dublin raises cash for an Aids orphanage in Africa

Book Review
Blue-Eyed Son, The Story of an Adoption by Nicky Campbell

September 7, 2005

Audio Review
Relax kids - Magical Meditations for Superheroes

Press release from The Fostering Network
Diary Notice: The Fostering Network annual conference 2005

No more binbags for kids in care
Children in care are to be given suitcases or holdalls instead of plastic binbags for carrying their belongings

September 6, 2005

Charity gig set to rock
In celebration of Family Care's 120th anniversary there will be a revival charity concert

MPs join BAAF to celebrate success of Adoption Register for England and Wales
Politicians and social workers joined adopted children and their families at a reception last week

Anger at church's adoption stance
Scotland's most senior Catholic comes under fire

September 5, 2005

Book Review
Big Pig by Malachy Doyle

Last week's opinion poll results
Here are the results from last week's opinion poll question - Do you receive our free weekly newsletter?

September 2, 2005

'Welcome' rise in foster care cash
Foster carers have welcomed a long-awaited rise in the amount of money they get to look after vulnerable children

September 1, 2005

Be foster carer and aid young like Sarah
Foster services in Gloucestershire are desperately in need of carers and funds

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