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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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Our foster carers have shared the ‘tails’ of the often indispensable members of their fostering households and the contribution they make in supporting and welcoming the children in their care into their homes. To mark April’s National Pet Month, our fostering team have also recently … Continued
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We’re currently appealing for a new caring foster home for a brother and sister in our care. 13-year-old Freya and 10-year-old Noah*, who both have a great sense of humour and enjoy spending time with friends, need a foster home in Portsmouth which will enable them to stay together and benefit from the … Continued
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Many of us have childhood memories of special occasions spent with siblings. The team at Foster Portsmouth believe that siblings should be kept together where possible, so they can still have those experiences whilst in our care. However, we need more foster carers with room in their home and their hearts to make this possible. … Continued
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Council leaders from children and adult social care have joined forces once again during Social Work Week to highlight the rewarding careers in the sector and the vital support our social workers provide. This initiative is part of a national campaign led by Social Work England, taking place from 16 March, aimed at raising … Continued
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The children in our care are diverse, including the age at which they come to us. However, they are never too old for you to make a difference to their lives. “I want to be loved by a family that puts me first.” Megan, aged 12 We urgently need more foster carers … Continued
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Love knows no bounds, nor does fostering. To mark New Family Social’s annual LGBTQ+ Adoption and Fostering Week this spring and in the lead up to Portsmouth hosting UK Pride this summer, Foster Portsmouth are highlighting the urgent need for more foster carers in the Portsmouth area and asking individuals and couples in … Continued
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Foster Portsmouth is urgently seeking a new loving foster home for a young person in our care. 15-year-old Peter*, whose favourite hobbies are playing video games such as Fortnite and his 3D printer, as he finds it satisfying to watch the models get printed, is living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). Foster Portsmouth, … Continued
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Foster Portsmouth once again marked Race Equality Week (2-8 February) by celebrating the diversity of the children in our care and the contributions of our foster carers from the black, Asian and global ethnic majority community. Race Equality Week is an annual UK-wide movement uniting thousands of organisations and individuals to address the barriers … Continued
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