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February, 2003 stories

Carers who ease family burden
A campaign has been launched to encourage more temporary carers to come forward

New code over the care of vulnerable youngsters
Measures to improve the care of vulnerable youngsters are outlined in a new county council report

Meet Tom
Could you be the new family that Tom needs?

Appeal for adoptive parents-to-be
An Agency has appealed for people willing to adopt children to come forward

Court rules on IVF mix-up
Couple to apply for adoption order

Foster care children to hit the airwaves
Children in foster care to be given the chance to record a radio commercial

Could you care?
Council encourages people to consider opening the door of their home to a child in care

Supporting adoptive families
If you think you would enjoy the rewards of supporting adoptive families, then 'Natural Breaks' would like to hear from you.

Diary of an adopter
Week 10 of this personal adoption diary

Service Manager
Fancy a new career with West Midlands Post Adoption Service

New campaign says support parents to protect children
Support for parents is key to protecting babies and toddlers, according to NSPCC

Youngsters' achievements are honoured
Youngsters in care have been honoured for their achievements over the past year

New book released by BAAF
Book provides independent evaluation of the first innovative concurrent planning programmes

Seminars to tackle employment laws
Employment experts help employers through landmark legislation

Fostering recruitment drive gets mobile
Local council launches new adoption campaign to help attract new carers

Meet Jonathan, Sally and Charlie
Could you adopt these children?

Charity win for homes for orphans
Street singers boost children's charity funds

A special mum to hundreds
Tributes have been paid to an amazing woman who fostered about 200 children

Increased benefits for foster carers
Halton Borough Council 'clearly ahead of many others' with foster support

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal for help in tracing birth family

Foster parents win compensation case
A seven-year-old boy has received £1.65m compensation after suffering brain damage as an unborn baby

Meet Ben, Kathryn and Jack
Day two of our profiles highlight

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to trace Mary Curtis (nee Barley)

Could you help to look after someone else's child?
Newspaper appeals for more foster carers

Children's commissioner not consulted over changes
Children's Commissioner for Wales not consulted over plans by Cardiff to set up its own Children's Commissioner

Meet David and Steven
Can you give these two brothers a new life?

Poet joins Children's Charity to highlight child refugees issue
Prize-winning poet Benjamin Zephaniah has joined forces with The Children's Society

Magazine appeal
Family Circle magazine appeal for help with fostering feature

Today on the bulletin board
Louisa Berry/Jane Hickmott appeals for help to trace birth family

Protection of children is a government priority
A new Government Bill will protect children, and the most vulnerable, from sex offenders

£400,000 Lotto windfall
Vulnerable children and Asian community are set to benefit from a National Lottery windfall

Anonymous donor lifts hospice fund near £2.5m
Appeal to build a new children's hospice has reached £2.4 million

Fight fails to stop children's home plan
Controversial plans to build a children's home have been given the final nod of approval

Town bids farewell to foster mum Jean
Mourners turned out in their hundreds to pay their respects

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to find Joy Gingell

National magazine appeal
Could you take part in IVF feature?

Call goes out for back-up care for disabled children
A new service is being introduced to combat a shortage of respite foster carers

Foster parents get lessons in caring for needy children
Foster parents are learning lessons about drug abuse, health and fitness

Sure Start could help
Course gives parenting tips for parents, grandparents and carers

Protest over education changes
Parents protest to changes in provision for children with Special Educational Needs

Give them your views
The views of people are being sought to shape social care services

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to find Doris Hannah Bunn (nee Mercer)

Social services jobs fair
A Jobs fair for people interested in a career in the care profession is to be held

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Email problems
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Offering homes a big challenge
Can you offer a temporary home to adopted children?

Tough test for Jason
Child protection charity sets target for newly appointed fundraiser

What a team
A fund-raising group have raised more than £13,300 for the NSPCC

Plea for more foster parents
People from all walks of life are being asked to open up their homes to children

Search is on for top unsung hero
Foster carer encourages people to nominate unsung heroes

Family hunt goes on
Police follow-up new lines of inquiry

Disneyland dream comes true for Craig
Severely disabled teenager is preparing for the holiday of a lifetime with adoptive parents

Happy families
A newspaper campaign has brought happiness to dozens of children

Soccer ace helps kick off Barnardo's fostering plea
Leicester City player Jamie Scowcroft launches appeal

Michael adopts a new charity
Chef becomes patron of a new adoption charity

Social services to hit target
County Council is close to meeting its target to provide an extra 100 placements

Plea to abducted children's parents
Four children abducted from the care of social services

Woman's hopes of adopting shattered
A single woman battling for the right to adopt twins has had her hopes dashed at High Court

Foster event is a success
An event aimed at recruiting more foster parents has been hailed a big success

Charity plea for greater protection
A leading children's charity is calling on the Government to provide greater protection for children

Hague convention regulations
The intercountry adoption (Hague Convention) regulations 2003 for England and Wales have been made

£860,000 to attract new foster parents
City council is to spend £860,000 raising foster carers' allowances

Fostering appeal
A children's charity is set to launch a countywide search

Funds boost for NSPCC
Alliance and Leicester raises £150,000 for the NSPCC

Homes to be adapted
Foster homes are adapted for disabled children

Diary of an adopter
Week nine of this personal adoption diary

Children get hi-tech boost
A foster mum has welcomed a Government scheme to fund computers for children in care

Meet a great foster mum
Pensioner Anita Thomas is a supermum to hundreds of youngsters

Today on the bulletin board
Reader tries to trace her biological family

Fostering Allowances below acceptable minimum
Allowances for fostered children in much of England and Wales are below minimum acceptable levels

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