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Council’s important message this Christmas

Cheshire West and Chester Council’s Christmas ecard message this year focuses on one of the area’s most vulnerable group of people – children and young people in need of a foster home. Its message is simple; more foster carers are needed to provide children and young people in west Cheshire with a loving and caring […]

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Storyhouse recruitment

A BIG thank you to Cheshire West and Chester Council’s sons and daughters

During the Fostering Network’s sons and daughters month celebrations, sons and daughters and their parents were invited to support a recruitment events at the new Storyhouse in Chester to raise awareness of the need for more foster carers. This was also an opportunity for Cheshire West & Chester Council to thank the sons and daughters […]

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Sons and daughters month

Sons and Daughters Month is The Fostering Network’s annual campaign to celebrate the vital contribution that the children of foster carers make to foster care. Each October, fostering services across the UK run events and activities to recognise and reward children and young people for the important role they play in welcoming fostered children into […]

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Fostering is a family affair

Choosing to foster is a decision that affects the whole family. During October, the sons and daughters of foster families are celebrated for the significant contribution that they make by welcoming foster children into their families. Some sons and daughters will be sharing their experiences with people interested in fostering at an information event in […]

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Famous writers join judging panel for new fostering writing competition

An inspirational new creative writing competition – developed by the award-winning You Can Foster campaign – will encourage children and young people in foster care and fostering families from all over the North of England to tell their stories and so encourage a new generation of adults to sign up as foster carers. And the […]

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