Category: Articles

4 June 2018

If you have been in the military and are looking for a change of career, have you ever thought about becoming a foster carer? Being in the services teaches you many qualities that would make you a fantastic foster parent. These include team work, self-discipline, patience, communication, leadership and people management, to name just a few… When you…

18 May 2018

Looking after a vulnerable child can be very challenging which is why working full time whilst also being a foster carer isn’t always an option. Foster care is increasingly seen, and is financially rewarded, as a professional occupation and therefore requires the commitment expected of any other profession. Additionally, having to attend meetings (sometimes at short notice), support…

11 May 2018

Carmarthenshire is a county with a juxtaposing landscape, from the mountainous edge of the Beacon Beacons to the beautiful sandy sea coast, and from the post-industrial mining areas of the east to the rural farming area of the North West, Carmarthenshire really is a microcosm of Wales. Despite it’s beauty and individuality, Carmarthenshire has not escaped some of…

30 April 2018

According to a new freedom of information request released this month at least 5,000 siblings in care across England and Wales have had to be separated after being placed in care. The figure for individual local authorities show that Bridgend has a particularly high rate of separation, with 58% of sibling groups being split up.   Although there…

10 April 2018

Fostering children is a valuable and rewarding thing to do.  It can change both your life and the life of a child for the better. While death and illness can sometimes take away parents, the majority of children who are looked after in Wales are in care because of abuse and neglect by the people who they trusted…

10 April 2018

The Fostering Network (TFN) is a charity that promotes the importance of fostering. Its mission is to support those who foster, improve opportunities for fostered children and young people and provide expert guidance to all services. The mission is reinforced by several strategic objectives. One objective is to provide children and young people with ways to make their…

10 April 2018

If you have ever thought about what it would be like to make a massive and positive change in someone's life, it might be time to think about fostering. If so, you might think about talking to us. We're Family Fostering Partners and what we want for our entire team, including our valued foster parents, is to build…

9 April 2018

Below are some circumstances that result in children being unable to live with their parent(s) either temporarily or permanently. This list is not exhaustive, but may provide you with some insight into the reasons why children find themselves without a home. They have been physically, sexually or emotionally abused The parent has an acute or chronic mental illness…

5 October 2017

Our staff have years of experience working in fostering across Wales, which means that we have come across our fair share of fostering myths! We will be taking the next few weeks to list some of the most common myths and misconceptions about fostering, which we hope might help more people rule themselves in, instead of out, of…

22 September 2017

As a society, we are relatively familiar with the process of adoption. It is often seen on TV and film as the only means of giving a child a long-term, stable home, when, for whatever reason, birth children are not an option. In contrast, many believe that becoming a foster parent means offering a child a home for…