Fostering Fortnight 2023: Empowering Lives and Building Communities
Fostering Fortnight 2023: Empowering Lives and Building Communities Fostering Fortnight 2023 is just around the corner, and it offers a fantastic opportunity to raise awareness about the invaluable role that foster carers play in our society. Greater London Fostering (GLF) is proud to be a part of this annual celebration and play a vital role […]
5 Steps On Your Journey to Fostering with Greater London Fostering
Sarah’s Fostering Journey Becoming a Foster Carer with Greater London Fostering: How to Impact the Lives of Vulnerable Children in London Have you ever considered becoming a foster carer and making a difference in the lives of vulnerable children and young people in London? Greater London Fostering (GLF) is here to guide you through the […]
Men Who Foster
Being a male foster carer Being a Male Foster Carer: Challenging Stereotypes and Making a Difference Hello, my name is Asrat, and I'm a male foster carer. When I first became a carer, I told my youngest brother about it, and he was surprised. He always thought fostering was predominantly for older women or retired […]
I’m Single — What If I Meet Someone While Fostering?
I’m single, what if I meet the right person whilst a foster carer? I'm Single, What If I Meet the Right Person While Being a Foster Carer in London? Kerry, a London-based foster carer, shares her experience of fostering for over 15 years as a single parent. After her marriage ended, she hadn't been particularly […]
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I know I’d make a good foster parent, but I don’t want to go through all the bureaucracy ‘Paperwork is not my thing but the way I got through the fostering process was to remember why I was doing it. Not only did I want to foster a child but the approval process is necessary […]
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I can’t get my foster child to eat healthy food, help!!! ‘I love fostering, I truly do, but when my foster child asked for chips for dinner every night, I did get exasperated’, says Trudy, 32, from South London. ‘I knew he needed to start eating healthily but it has been a real struggle to […]
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Haven a Wonderful Time in Hastings You can keep Malaga, a family summer holiday in the UK still has it’s charms! This year, me, my husband and our foster child explored the wonders of Combe Haven in Hastings along with many other GLF Carers. For the purpose of this blog the foster child’s name has […]
Fostering: What’s Stopping You?
Fostering – What’s Stopping You? The decision to become a foster carer isn’t an easy one to make. Fostering will have an impact on not only the child in care, but your life and your family’s life too. There’s a lot to think about so it’s natural to have concerns. Every day I talk to […]
Fostering and the Christian Faith
Fostering and the Christian Faith Fostering and the Christian faith seem to have many close parallels and flow one from the other. You don’t necessarily need to have a strong faith in order to feel compassion for a fellow human being and especially a vulnerable child. There can an innate desire to help where possible, […]
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Education Education Education We know fostering can change young people’s lives forever but it’s always good to see the evidence stacking up to prove it. A joint study by the University of Oxford and the University of Bristol in 2015 found that children who live with foster parents did better than those who remained with […]