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August, 2002 stories

Adoption register missing its target
Agencies are finding it increasingly hard to place 'difficult' children.

Working together conference prepares for launch A number of guest speakers will appear at the Fostering Network event to discuss the affects of young people leaving care.

Break from Chernobyl for Orphans
Kind-hearted Swansea residents have given Chernobyl victims a well-deserved holiday.

PM's wife unable to help with Luda's plight
A Hull women appealed to Cherie Blair to help the cause of a Ukranian orphan.

118 up for 'Welsh Mum of the Year'
After winning the regional title, Jean is now all set to challenge for the UK crown.

Deported family looks into adoption option A family of Afghans deported to Germany from Britain could seek a special adoption in Canada.

Kilshaws in fight to clear name
The couple from Flintshire are determined to appeal against a High Court ruling and have costs against them lifted.

Fury at jail let-off for child sex perverts
Children's charities have spoken out at a new report not to imprison paedophiles for "lesser crimes".

Charity looks forward to awards final
The Fostering Network has been nominated for a prize in a prestigious design awards.

U.S change adoption law
Supreme court ruling allows gay or lesbians to adopt.

Gig raises fostering cash
Local musicians have lended their support to a local fostering association in Crewe following a charity gig.

Final plea for birth mother
Police are appealing for the mother of an abandoned baby to come forward.

Date for you diary
Date announced for the Fostering Network biennial conference

£280,000 show of generosity
Fund-raisers in Staffordshire and Cheshire have collected more than £280,000 for a children's charity

Interested in a career in childcare?
A special event for families or people interested in a career in childcare is being planned

Posh and Becks to make charity record
David Beckham is to sing with his wife Victoria on a charity record set to challenge for the Christmas number one

Chief executive says thank you
Children's charity thanks county fundraisers

Council staff set for mass strike
Possible further strike action by council workers

Barnardo's fundraiser
Barnardo's is hosting a ladies lunch fundraiser

Child protection plans criticised
Plans to reform children's services have been criticised by both government leaders and management within the NHS

About the beacon scheme
Details about the government beacon scheme

A new life... for mum and baby
When a teenager gets pregnant, it is essential that she receives the right sort of advice and support

A child porn let-off?
Children's charities have criticised new court sentencing guidelines that could see child-porn offenders walk free

Mum never forgot her child
Mother and daughter reunited after 40 years

Nursery closes as charity moves on
A Derby children's charity is closing its nursery this week after more than 20 years

Your questions answered
Can you adopt if you are gay?

League stars help kids in care
Rugby league stars at Hull Kingston Rovers have backed a campaign to find new foster carers for city children

Hendrix estate challenged
Residents fight housing plans to build flats for vulnerable young people

Your questions answered
Should we be using Friends Reunited to trace daughter?

Carnival team boosts fostering
Adoption and fostering team campaign at local carnival

Mother's fears for son she gave up
A woman is urgently trying to trace the son she gave up for adoption 36 years ago to warn him of fatal hereditary disease

Residents fight flats for young
Residents fight housing plans to build flats for vulnerable young people

Call for delay in bill proposals
Adoption groups are campaigning to delay part of the adoption bill

Ozzy to adopt
Rocker Ozzy Osbourne, and his wife Sharon, are to adopt their daughter's best pal

New book helps with contact issues
Details of the latest release from BAAF

Dismay as charities face £250,000 cuts
More than 15 Leicester charities are facing cuts

Filling the gap
Catering manager uses gap year to train in social services

£2m bid to end child poverty
An ambitious £2 million bid is being launched to tackle poverty and transform life for thousands of children

Rovers back fostering appeal
A campaign to find foster carers for city children has received heavyweight backing

Adoption team is a shining example
Adoption staff have been awarded with plaques after been recently awarded Beacon Status

Logo ideas sought from young artists
Children up to the age of 14 are wanted to design a logo for family support group

Bruce Willis to promote adoption
Actor named by the White House as the national spokesman for new adoption drive

Barnardo's asks families for help
Children's charity Barnardo's is appealing for local people to help support vulnerable teenagers

International adoption ban could be lifted
Romania could soon resume overseas adoptions

Are You My Mother?
Synopsis of new book by Louise Voss

Law tested on sex history adverts
Women challenge a law that requires them to publish details about their sexual partners prior to adoption of children

Child adopted after parents drug conviction
A man has started a seven-and-a-half year jail sentence for renting his infant daughter to international drug smugglers

Hotline 'just for you'
Childline is launching a new phone line dedicated to children in Grimsby and the surrounding area

Adoption figures are on the rise in county
The number of children being adopted in Warwickshire had risen sharply in the last year

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to find family of Edith Mary Fox/Gray

Help is on hand when youngsters leave care
Young people leaving the care of social services will benefit from a plan to help them make the transition into adulthood

Children in care increases
According to a local authority report the number of children taken into care has almost doubled

Can you help?
Adoption-net reader has questions about benefits

Opportunity to cut loose and help youngsters
Voluntary scheme is appealing for new helpers this week to help with a variety of schemes

Follow your heart
Review of new book release

County raises £71,000 for the NSPCC
Kind-hearted residents have been thanked for their outstanding generosity towards a children's charity

Health and social care awards
This year's Health and Social Care Awards have received a royal seal of approval

Nutmeg Gets Cross
New book tackles the issue of adopted children experiencing behavioural problems

Council workers' dispute "settled"
The dispute over low pay among council workers is on the brink of ending

Foster families get back to nature
Children from foster homes have been treated to a fun day out

Open Your Heart
Have you been contacted by an adoptee? Lori Paris shares her thoughts

Charity staff angry at arms firm donation
NCH Action for Children have been criticised by its own staff over donation from arms dealer

Adopted son of PM charged
The adopted son of the Canadian Prime Minister has been charged with sexually assaulting an 18-year-old girl

How to care for children
A course on childcare and education is being held for the 10th year running

Good to meet you at last, Dad
A man is reunited with his son - 57 years after being forced to leave him behind

Today on the bulletin board
New appeal to find lost relative

I found my birth parents
A personal perspective of one family's reunion

Jolie suffering from mental problems
Jon Voight tells millions of TV viewers about his daughter's problems

Are You Ready?
A personal account of the joy and sadness experienced when tracing birth relatives

Adoption targets achieved
A local council is celebrating after they met the new national adoption targets TWO YEARS ahead of schedule

£1m centre bid to keep children out of care
A £1-million support centre will help prevent further deaths among abused children, a report to councillors claims

Kidnappers jailed
A man has failed in his attempt to keep his 'kidnappers' from being given a jail sentence

Team Drafted In To 'Failing' Services
An eight-strong team will started work this week to transform North East Lincolnshire's failing social services

Church challenges gay adoption
Church plans ad campaign to undermine the government plans to allow unmarried and gay couples to adopt

Do you know Lucy Marie Wicks?
New bulletin board appeal

Children taken from tragic mum
A tragic widow has failed in her attempt to win children who have been put up for adoption

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