People are being asked to consider becoming foster "aunts and uncles" and look after children for short periods. Durham ...

A couple who helped to raise over 100 children have opened up about what they think is the “best part” of being a foster ...

Durham County Council is partnering with Now Foster to launch the Weekenders Programme, making County Durham one of the first UK areas to ...

A crisis in the number of foster care placements available contributed to Marcia Grant’s death, an inquest heard. The 60-year-old was killed at her Sheffield home after a 12-year-old boy she was ...

The shortage of foster carers in the UK is a “very real crisis” that is leading to more children entering care homes, a leading children’s charity has warned. Barnados said experienced foster carers ...

There were queues outside the Oireachtas Audio Visual Room last week, as representative groups and organisations made their final pitches in back-to-back presentations ahead of Budget Day. Politicians ...

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Youth with experience in the foster care system face a variety of challenges in college access and ...

There are currently hundreds of thousands of children in foster care across the U.S. Though some will be reunited with their families of origin at some point, there are many who will not and who ...