Dave & Mary
Dave & Mary, foster carers with FCC have fostered many children on a long term basis. They talk about why FCC and what motivates them to foster children.
Tracy & Keith
Tracy & Keith, foster carers with FCC provide long term, short term and respire care. They share what led them to start fostering children and why its one of their lifetime achievements.
XANAX – what you need to know
Why do I need to know about Xanax? According to the most recent national drug survey, there has been a significant increase in the use of Xanax by young people. Alprazolam (Xanax) is controlled by the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, therefore possession without a prescription or supplying the drug to others is a criminal
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Care Leaver Louis
Louis was placed with FCC foster carers Pat & Brian. He talks about his experience as a foster child and finding a new home and family.
Paula
Paula, a foster carer with FCC talks about how her whole family had to be on board with her decision to foster children.
Neil Morrissey: the voice of FCC
Neil Morrissey at Global Radio’s Leicester Square studios with FCC’s Dan Rosewarne 2018 Neil Morrissey: The Voice of FCC National Radio Ads We are pleased to announce that the wonderful Neil Morrissey is the ‘voice of The Foster Care Co-operative (FCC)’. He is voicing our national radio commercials for 2018-2019 and possibly beyond that. Neil
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FCC wins Inspiring Coop of the Year!
June 2018 – The Foster Care Co-operative (FCC) has won a prestigious national co-operative award. FCC were shortlisted for the Inspiring Co-operative of the Year Award, one of five awards presented by Co-operatives UK – an organisation that promotes, develops and unites member-owned businesses throughout the UK. And we won! The award was presented at
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Sue & Tony
Sue & Tony, foster carers with FCC have fostered many children into independence. They talk about their experiences and main motivations to foster children.
Myths and Facts of Fostering Children
Fostering has been in the news a lot recently. You’ve possibly seen recent stories talking about the ‘cost’ of placing children with independent fostering agencies being wildly more expensive than if the child is placed with in-house local authority carers. It seems that all independent fostering agencies are being tarred with the same brush. Unfortunately
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Researching barriers for disabled foster carers
Lee GreatBatch (Paralympian), Gail Granger (FCC) and Dr Peter Unwin (Principal Lecturer in Social Work) at the University of Worcester, celebrating the new research Groundbreaking Research: Overcoming Barriers for Disabled Foster Carers The Foster Care Co-operative (FCC) is working with Shaping Our Lives and the University of Worcester on groundbreaking research supporting the disabled community.
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