National Care Leavers Week
The 26th October marks the beginning of National Care Leavers week, a time when we highlight and celebrate the successes of care-experienced young people. Here at The Foster Care Co-operative,…
The 26th October marks the beginning of National Care Leavers week, a time when we highlight and celebrate the successes of care-experienced young people. Here at The Foster Care Co-operative,…
As a co-operative, we truly value the input of our foster carers, the children in their households, and our staff. We have a carer forum, a newly-formed children’s forum –…
‘You can be gay, straight, single, married, living together, with or without your own children, from any ethnic background and you can hold any religious belief.’This is a line directly…
That was the question asked over two years ago by the University of Worcester, in collaboration with Shaping Our Lives and The Foster Care Co-operative. It instigated a ground-breaking piece of…
In October each year, we celebrate Sons & Daughters Month. Sons & Daughters Month was established by The Fostering Network, a charity that champions fostering and helps instigate positive change…
We are still open for business... We’re still here 24/7We'd love to hear from youWe're following government guidelines on Covid-19 to ensure everyone we work with is kept safe; our…
We’re thrilled to say that we’re now members of New Family Social, a UK-based charity run by LGBT+ foster carers and adopters.The charity aims to help support LGBT+ foster carers…
We held a competition for our young people, with the theme of their greatest achievement during lockdown. The entries could be a photo, a video, a piece of art -…
Here at The Foster Care Co-operative, we love to celebrate the achievements of the children we provide care for. We've been humbled and moved by the hard work, dedication and…
Did you know that as foster carer, you can foster both a parent and their children? It’s called PACT (Parents And Children Together), and there is a great need for…