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Portsmouth City Council has joined forces with local charity Fair Ways in a new partnership, designed to broaden support for foster carers and increase awareness of the vital role they play in the lives of children and young people. The Fostering Network’s Fostering Friendly Employer initiative promotes flexible, understanding, and compassionate employment policies … Continued
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We were able to show our appreciation of our dedicated team of foster carers by hosting an evening of celebration for them at the Portsmouth Guildhall on Thursday 17 July. The event was held to thank carers for their hard work and commitment to the children and young people in our care. It included … Continued
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Foster Portsmouth, alongside our Fostering South East cluster partners Southampton City Council and Hampshire County Council, braved the thunder storms and showers to take ‘Pride’ of place at UK Pride on 7 June. Of the 260+ community-run Pride organisations across the UK, Portsmouth Pride won the bid to host UK Pride in 2025. Taking … Continued
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Foster Portsmouth once again marked Foster Care Fortnight (12- 25 May) by lighting up the city’s iconic Spinnaker Tower in our blue and orange brand colours and flying our flag outside Portsmouth City Council’s Civic Offices. These gestures supported our aim to raise awareness of the need for more loving foster families in and around … Continued
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Twenty local authorities in the South East, including Portsmouth City Council, have hosted a visit from newly appointed Minister Janet Daby MP. The visit from the Labour MP for Lewisham East, and former children’s social worker, follows the launch of Local Authority Fostering South East. This is a DfE funded project to recruit more … Continued
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Councils from across the South East have come together to create the country’s largest local authority fostering partnership, in a bid to increase the number of foster carers across the region. With over 11,000 children in care across the South East, and fewer than 3,000 local authority approved foster carers, there is an urgent … Continued
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“The children in my care enjoy quality time in the garden, from collecting snails at 1p a snail, to planting and watching flowers and plants flourishing from year to year… just like them.” Foster carer Sally who, with husband Steve, has fostered for over 20 years continued: “We love our garden and see … Continued
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After a recent review, Foster Portsmouth is pleased to have been able to uplift some of our foster carer skill fees and allowances. Whilst their main motivation is making a difference to children’s lives, our foster carers naturally need to consider how they will be able to continue to manage their household … Continued
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A celebratory event for the children in our care and their foster families was held at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard in December. Children aged 5-17 years old took part in fun activities inside Action Stations helping provide them with a ‘Christmas to remember’. Children who attended may not have had the support network around them … Continued
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