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July, 2002 stories

Jade is reunited with Big Brother
Big Brother contestant, Jade Goody, was reunited with her long-lost brother this week

Three-Year Action Plan For Social Services An action plan to improve social services in Walsall has been approved by government inspectors

Your questions answered
My partner and I are very interested in adoption, how can we apply?

A short break scheme with so many benefits
Going swimming this week? Why not take a child with you?

Helen's a mum to abandoned little girl
Joys of adopting a girl from China

The Carer
How one woman copes with fostering a disabled child

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to find Mark Christopher Casswell

Achievers Honoured
Looked after youngsters have been rewarded for showing courage and determination in personal challenges

Campaign to find a family
Today sees the launch of a campaign to help find a new family for Tom, Kirsty and Bethany

Call goes out for adopters
Parents wanting to adopt a child were being urged to come forward in a new campaign launched last week

What lessons can we learn?
Care bosses are considering what steps now need to be taken following the jailing of three men for years of abuse in a children's home

Stowaway boy goes on run
A young Albanian stowaway is being sought by police after running away from his foster home

Adoption rates show slight increase
Following increased publicity the latest government adoption figures have shown a slight increase

Police target baby snatchers
Malaysian and Indonesian police are discussing ways to tackle the trade in babies sold on the black market

Son is reunited with mum - after 38 years
A man who was given up for adoption in 1964 when he was just nine weeks old has enjoyed a tearful reunion with his mother

Brizzalari 'worst' of evil trio
A third evil child abuser to work at a children's home started a 15-year jail sentence this week

Heroic charity effort
World-renowned super-hero Spiderman helped raise over £1,800 for the super-heroes of Father Hudson's

Today on the bulletin board
New tracing appeal

Alan Kilshaw is struck off
Alan Kilshaw has been struck off as a solicitor for breaking stringent financial rules

Heroes win a jubilee date with her majesty
Foster carer has been invited to a royal reception during the Queen's Golden Jubilee

Foster parent hailed a hero
A foster parent has been praised after battling through flames to save a disabled couple

Your questions answered
I have absolutely no idea how to trace birth family, can you help?

Helping children to a far better life
Young families are set to benefit from a £1.7 million Government grant aimed at giving children a better start in life

You can give children a better chance in life
'Fostering is a challenging but rewarding experience...'

'Mistakes' over children's unit
Social services director has admitted past mistakes in dealing with residents living near a children's home

Your questions answered
I am 31-years-old, can I be adopted?

Mum in a million
After fostering 150 children in 28 years, Christine Blackmore is finally getting the break she deserves

Adoption targets set
Post-adoption service reviews performance

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to find Winifred Margaret Joynes or William Frederick Joynes

Your questions answered
Can you adopt if you have debts?

Latest poll results
Do events like National Fostering Fortnight work?

Bid to boost care home size
Plans to increase the size of a secure care home school in Erdington looked set to be approved

Jolie admits split
Tomb Raider star has admitted she's split with Billy Bob Thornton

Number of fosterers increases
City is bucking the national trend of a decline in the number of volunteers, according to new figures

Your questions answered
Can a single parent on income support adopt?

Today on the bulletin board
Advise on tracing birth relative

New maternity laws for adoptive parents
Parents are to get a package of workplace rights under new Government laws

Awards nominees sought
A scheme to reward best practice and the positive differences made by people involved in the social care field

Council strike is 'just the start'
More than one million council staff in Britain called out on strike

Can we adopt our granddaughter?
More of your questions answered

ITV1 appeal to Adoption-net readers
A publication dedicated to covering issues affecting children in care is proving popular

Adoption-net filmed for TV show
A film crew descended on the Adoption-net HQ last week to interview the site editor

My baby was adopted - Part Five
The fifth and final account in a series of emotional stories from different decades

My Shout
A publication dedicated to covering issues affecting children in care is proving popular

My baby was adopted - Part Four
The fourth in a series of emotional stories from different decades

The search for my sister
A personal account of how one of our readers traced her sister after nine years of searching

Adoption manager meets the PM
Local authority staff and councillors attend a reception held by the Prime Minister at Number 10

Campaign to adopt is up and away
Another campaign has been launched to encourage more people to adopt children

My baby was adopted - Part Three
The third of five emotional stories from different decades

Today on the bulletin board
Message of hope to those seeking adopted relatives

Outcome indicators for looked after children published
National statistics providing figures on educational, employment, health, and cautions and convictions of children are released

Big Brother's lost sister
A national newspaper has revealed that Jade has secret Big Brother

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to find birth family

My baby was adopted - Part Two
The second of five emotional stories from five different decades

Your questions answered
How do we find out about adoption allowances

Call goes out for more foster care
More foster homes are wanted to keep up with the number of youngsters in need

My baby was adopted
The first of five emotional stories from five different decades

Do we have to move to a bigger house before we can adopt?
More of your questions answered

Children in care 'adopted' by corporate parents
A courageous teenage girl is set to become a firefighter

Today on the bulletin board
Reader asks for ways to trace relatives

£36,000 Bid For Carers
The service given to carers in Gloucestershire could be among the best in the country, say social services bosses

Together..forever
Adoption trio's TV plea melts couple's hearts

It's not a full-time job
Fostering service requires carers to look after children for short breaks of a month, a week, or even just a weekend.

In at the deep end
Couple "thrown in at the deep end" tell of the great feeling seeing a foster child blossom

Europe's best!
Adoption-net's sister web site, Holdthefrontpage, wins top award

Stars back campaign
Stars of TV's Emmerdale are supporting a campaign to increase the number of foster carers in Lincolnshire

Climbie inquiry to hear new evidence
The public inquiry into the death of child abuse victim Victoria Climbie is being recalled in a special session this week

Kilshaw's stage antics
A nightclub gig involving internet adoption mother Judith Kilshaw ended in a "Wild West" type brawl

Fostering a new interest in the didgeridoo
Volunteers have been supporting a fostering campaign by playing the didgeridoo

Children in need
The Department of Health have released a report summarising the provisional results of a survey of Children in Need

Your questions answered
I am a single mum, can I foster?

Adoptee joins Pope's Swiss Guard
A 21-year-old Adoptee has become the first non-white Swiss Guard in the militia's 500-year history

Reunited after 30 years
Nearly 30 years after losing touch with the people who adopted her as a baby, 88-year-old Phyllis Kittridge has been reunited with surviving members of her former family

Caring about confidence
Single-mum Linda Whitehead was busy enough with three children - then she decided to foster three more

A family 'business' with huge rewards
In just three and a half years, one Tamworth family have helped 15 children by taking them into their home and providing them with a safe and caring environment

Appeal to overcome a shortage of carers
A plea has been made for new foster parents in the Staffordshire Moorlands to offset a chronic shortage of homes for children

Artistic way to woo foster families
An initiative is being launched to celebrate fostering and encourage more foster carers to come forward in Wiltshire

Staff on the march for a mission
Foster carers and staff at South Gloucestershire Council are taking part in a sponsored walk to raise cash

Traders ride to welcome kids
Cycling shopkeepers will be using pedal power to help raise money for children with special needs

Carers rewarded for long service
Foster carers in Neath and Port Talbot received cash windfalls of up to £1,000

500 years of caring
Bradford has honoured a group of foster carers after they notched up 500 years of service

"I sound just like Ma from the Waltons"
Single mother tells of the joys she has from fostering

Alan Kilshaw faces investigation
A solicitor who adopted twin girls through the Internet is to appear before a legal tribunal

Balloons fly for children
Hundreds of brightly coloured balloons floated into the sky last week in the hope they would attract the attention of potential foster carers

Your questions answered
Can a US citizen adopt a UK child with disabilities?

Social workers get a shake-up
People waiting for social services care in Gloucestershire should not have to wait so long under a new system

How we protect our children
Social services chiefs in Gloucester have released a statement outlining how they protect children from abuse

New on the bulletin board
Appeal to find William Byrne

Desperate need for fostering
Swansea's social services department has made an urgent request for more foster parents

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