Impact of racism on care system being compounded by "lack of leadership" from government, warns independent fostering agency ...

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

Hampshire County Council foster carers Andrea and Johnny discuss how they’ve been able to use transferrable skills in ...

Hampshire County Council is renewing its call for nurturing foster carers across the county. Foster Focus Week is the authority’s annual campaign recognising the vital role of foster carers and the ...

A Northumberland foster carer has travelled to Westminster to warn MPs that a "crisis" is engulfing the system. Kathleen Burn ...

They are often the first to offer friendship, kindness, and understanding to children joining their family, and their impact ...

Joan Edwards is a foster carer working with Action for Children. In this vlog for HuffPost UK, Joan talks about why she decided to start taking in children - “I had space in my heart and my home” - ...

"I genuinely didn't think I'd live past my teenage years, but I'm nearly 20, I've got a three year old," she said. "I'm ...

On the 28 August 2017 The Times, a great ambassador for British journalism, press independence and accuracy, with an unrivalled heritage, ran a highly divisive, inaccurate and disturbing headline: ...

To acknowledge the significance of their work, the council offers emergency carers £900 per week per child when a child is placed with them, and £500 per week when carers are available but not ...

Throughout Foster Focus Week, the council's fostering service will share positive stories from foster children and their carers.