S’ya, Phil and Ben with FCC’s Sam W. Proudly show off their 496 Challenge medals after completing the last 31km stage of their 31 day endurance run. Embrace the Challenge! The 496 Challenge is our first official fundraising campaign since becoming a charity. Our fundraisers embraced the challenge of each running a cumulative 496 kilometers, […]
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Foster carer Stephen inspires colleagues and friend in epic running challenge for children in care! Our Manchester-based foster carer, Stephen’s personal commitment to helping vulnerable children in care is inspirational. In fact two of his work colleagues and a friend are doing a gruelling running challenge to raise vital funds for our charity. Stephen, who
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Phil, S’ya, Stephen and Ben – FCC’s 496 Challenge 2024 Ben, Phil and S’ya are all about challenging themselves to the extreme. Ben and Phil have already successfully completed marathons and triathlons, whilst Ben has also completed Ironman UK. This year they are taking on the 496 Challenge, an extreme running challenge designed by Sean Conway.
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This July, we’re excited to launch the Foster Care Charity’s 496 Challenge. It’s a month-long event where each participant commits to running every day, aiming to cover a total of 496 kilometers. We’re raising vital funds for support activities for foster carers and their families. Foster carers are remarkable individuals who dedicate themselves daily to
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Steve Field, our Director of Child Care along with our Yorkshire based foster carers Karen and Mark joined Trisha Goddard’s Saturday afternoon TalkTV/ TalkRadio show to discuss the crisis in fostering in the UK. With one child in need of a foster family, entering the UK care system every 15 minutes, there simply are not
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Hull-based Lee and Stewart are a married couple and dads to five children – aged from 2 to 16. As foster dads they feel they can give back to the community and make a difference to the lives of children and young people. “Fostering, it’s not just a job, we get to be dads 24/7!”
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Foster Carers, Karen & Mark were invited to BBC Radio Leeds morning show. They share all about fostering and the impact it can have on young people’s lives. With 10 year’s of experience fostering many children and young people, Karen and Mark have a lot of insights into what it means to be a foster
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Charlotte, SSW, talks about her role with FCC So what does a Senior Supervising Social Worker doas part of an independent foster care agency? The days vary in terms of duties and responsibilities. In general they include visits with foster carers, completing monthly supervisions and Annual Reviews. I also attend meetings with the Local Authorities,
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Perhaps you’d like to become a Foster Carer, but you think your circumstances prevent you. You may have been told a lot of conflicting things about fostering children. With so many misconceptions around, we thought we’d help dispel those foster care myths and give you the facts about who can foster and what you can
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Family Decisions About Fostering Children Becoming a foster parent isn’t something you decide on a whim—it’s a thoughtful journey. It’s important to gather the whole household together from the get-go, and it can feel even more significant when you consider how fostering might impact your own kids. Ensuring your biological children’s well-being is a top priority,
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