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May, 2003 stories

May 30, 2003

Summer holiday
96-year-old helps disadvantaged children enjoy a holiday in Skegness

Talk the talk, walk the walk
Under fives to take part in walk for children's charity

Open day for support group
More than 70 people attended an open day at the NSPCC Bal Raksha Project

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to trace Joey Jacob

May 29, 2003

Wanted - more loving families
Appeal for foster carers to join a new scheme

£450,000 to care for kids
Vulnerable children are at the top of the agenda for one council this year

Pleased to be part of family
Luda Balan now officially has the family she never dared dream of

May 28, 2003

Can you offer youngsters a short break?
Can offer a temporary home to adopted children

Unsung heroes call for some fresh recruits Foster carers staged a special event to encourage more people to join their ranks

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to trace Paul Michael Cook

May 27, 2003

Share your experiences with adoption group
A new support group is set to give adopted people a chance to meet and share their experiences

Worried a child is being abused?
Government launches single source document for safeguarding children

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to trace half-sibling born to Kathleen Vera Southgate

May 23, 2003

PC's for carers
Computers are to be given to foster carers

Life down the farm
Couple provide a farm home for four foster children

Today on the bulletin board
Could a Professional Life Coach help you?

Children get more help
More cash to be allocated to foster care

May 22, 2003

NSPCC pioneers face-to-face initiative
A new face-to-face fundraising and campaigning format is being pioneered by the NSPCC

Social services hostage drama
Mother who held a social services employee prisoner during child dispute is to be examined by a psychiatrist

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to trace Peggy Rosalind Slight

Council back campaign
Argyll Council is backing the Fostering Network's drive to highlight the shortage of foster carers

May 21, 2003

Mum thanks kind readers
Foster mum says thanks to the readers of a local paper

Dedicated to children
Mother-of-five has helped dozens of children in need of a temporary home

Surrogate mum in a million
Surrogate mum to hundreds of orphans to receive a Civic Award

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to trace Angela Mary Greenwood

May 20, 2003

Diary of an adopter
Melanie and Tim meet their son!

Is it hereditary?
Adoption was kept a secret - until now

Theatre trip for foster carers and children
Foster carers and children treated to a children's story-telling session

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to find adopted uncle

May 19, 2003

The joys and the challenges
Couple spell out the joys and the challenges of foster care to local MP

The parents I never had
Woman is hoping to be reunited with carers, more than 20 years after they took her in as a foster child

Champion support for foster families
Hull City chairman Adam Pearson has helped launch a new Internet service for foster carers

127 children - and counting!
How mother of 127 Gaynor still has the energy to campaign for more people to be foster parents

May 16, 2003

You need tons of humour
One woman describes what you need to become a foster carer

'Trail-blazing' bid to recruit more foster carers
Council launch new-look website as past of an extensive marketing campaign

Are you willing to extend a helping hand?
One day to one year - Could you foster a child?

Fostering team say a big thank you
Around 100 carers have been presented with specially commissioned awards as a "thank you"

May 15, 2003

Could you make a difference?
Council appeal to find foster homes for 27 teenagers

Campaign 'in-store'
Local council use supermarket to attract new carers

"Without my foster carer I would not be here today"
Woman who spent nearly two years in care describes how her experiences turned her life around

Football star kicks off new fostering campaign
Clubs top goal scorer supports fostering campaign

Fostering team set up drop-in centre
Staff on hand to provide more information and answer questions about fostering

May 14, 2003

Proud to be a foster carer
Contract carer talks about the pride she feels looking after teenagers

Workers threatened over gay adoption
Two social workers were threatened with disciplinary action after objecting to gay adoption

Drive to find more foster homes
An appeal has been launched for more foster carers to take care of Torbay youngsters

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to trace Valerie Joan Lander

Launch of the fostering and adoption LifeCard
Council to launch new way of recording a life story using CD-Rom technology

May 13, 2003

Your never too old
Amazing story of a couple who fostered a boy with severe disabilities

Foster carers wanted
Council appeal for more foster carers

Foster carers are thanked
Special ceremony for carers of disadvantaged youngsters

The things they say
Foster mum shares an embarrassing moment whilst caring for a baby

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to find Susan Carter

May 12, 2003

"We have no regrets"
Couple tell how their life has changed overnight after fostering

Charity appeal for more carers
More foster carers for children with disabilities are urgently needed say Barnado's

Call goes out
A look at the work of one council during Fostering Fortnight

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to find Herbert Wyn Jones and Louise Webster

May 09, 2003

Rise for foster parents
Foster carers to be paid more for their dedication

Department of Health update
Adoption & permanence project - March 2003 update

Council hit the road
The fostering and adoption team for Nottingham is planning a series of events to attract new carers

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to trace Tracy Anne Winfield

May 08, 2003

Society's black adoption drive
Adoption agency has gone into the heart of the black community to promote adoption

Campaign aims to find more homes for children
Local authority has launched an urgent appeal to find families for 20 children and young people

Have you produced a file for panel?
Reader seeks advice on how to put together a personal file for the adoption panel

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to contact Michael Harris

May 07, 2003

TV stars help tackle foster carer shortage
Television presenters Davina McCall and Lorraine Kelly have pledged their support to Foster Care Fortnight

Council pays the price for foster care shortage
A shortage of foster carers is forcing up costs as one local authority turns to the private sector to fill the gap

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to trace Heather Palmer

May 06, 2003

Fostering child brings rewards
A shortage of foster parents has sparked an appeal for more to come forward

Today on the bulletin board
Appeals to trace Beverly Finch and Sarah Louise Hardy

Matalan makes a million for the NSPCC
£1.1 million for the NSPCC FULL STOP campaign to end cruelty to children

May 02, 2003

It's electric!
Innovative donation benefits over 100 NSPCC projects

The search continues
Council appeal for more carers in build-up to Fostering Fortnight

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to trace Vanessa Worrell

Reunited with a natural child or parent?
Writer for Express Woman Magazine appeals for help with article

May 01, 2003

Council campaign for new carers
Council seeks foster carers willing to look after a wide range of children

Adoption couple are trapped in Sars hell
Couple caught up in the deadly Sars crisis as they battle to bring back their adopted baby daughter

Adoption fight over murdered tot's sister
Birth father battles to adopt child

Today on the bulletin board
New appeal to trace birth family

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