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Check out our Latest News, find out what is happening regionally and read about the amazing stories within our Foster Families. We are always interested to hear about any good news stories you may have, so if you have something to share with us then please tell us more.
Groundbreaking fostering sector partnership
Three well established fostering agencies have come together in a groundbreaking move to improve fostering standards across the sector. The Children’s Family Trust, The Foster Care Co-operative and Community Foster Care have joined forces in an unprecedented move to offer unique training that will cut costs and fully prepare foster care staff for the unique
Sharing our Stories – CEO Update Issue 5!
The CEO’s letter As autumn approaches once again it’s time to reflect, take stock and plan for the coming year. 2017 has proved to be yet another challenging year for the Trust. As a management team we meet each October to plan for the coming year, planning recruitment, predicting budgets and preparing for forthcoming placements.
Bake the World a Better Place
This year CFT offices took part in holding regional coffee morning’s in support of Macmillan Cancer Support. Some of our regions held their events slightly early, however the other offices all joined the rest of the country in the UK’s biggest coffee morning on September 29th 2017, to raise money for the cancer charity.
Warm Heart during a cold summer…
Amazing child alert! Maisie Staves age 8, who lives with her parents who foster in the Midlands, recently commented on how cold the British Summer has been and how she felt ‘devastated’ to think that there were people living on the streets who might be cold through the summer nights. Maisie decided in that moment
Summer in the South!
Each year at The CFT our regional offices run events to bring together our Foster Families and all of our children. It’s a brilliant opportunity to get together, catch up and make new friends. This year our South Central carried on in true CFT style and held two very successful summer events! On the 28th
New Face… Same Values
Here at The Children’s Family Trust we are very excited to announce the launch of our new branding! In 2016 it was decided that the organisation would undergo a ‘rebranding’ exercise, following market research about the ways in which the public interpreted our logo and strapline. The purpose of the re-brand was to more
Keeping Safe Online – Snapchat Update
Instructions for turning on ‘Ghost Mode’ on ‘Snap Map’- Snapchat ‘Ghost mode’ is the privacy setting for remaining invisible on Snapchats new feature, ‘Snap Map’, which shares a user’s location with their Snapchat friends. The map is currently very specific showing the exact street a person is on and making them easily identifiable with personalized
Sharing our Stories – CEO Update Issue 4!
The CEO’s letter Since my last letter in February we have been very busy recruiting new staff and Foster Carers as well as moving offices and preparing for the launch of our exciting rebrand. We now have new Social Work staff in all four of our regional offices as well as a new Assistant Accountant
In October we celebrate the contribution of birth children in fostering families by recognising their achievements in Sons and Daughters Month!
This annual campaign fronted by The Fostering Network celebrates the essential contribution of children of foster carers to the fostering role. We are incredibly thankful to foster carers' sons and daughters for their support they afford to the children that they help look after and welcome so kindly and completely into their families.
Please join us in Congratulation all of our Birth Children!
Gardening is a healthy, fun activity for children.
They can learn new skills and develop self-confidence when they grow their own plants. Here’s a great list of 60 fun things to do in your garden to keep children busy and learn about science and nature from growing their own food. Younger children will require careful supervision during activities.
Find out more - growingfamily.co.uk/gardening-with-children/60-fun-garden-activities-for-when-stuck-at-home-with-...
Gardening is a healthy, fun activity for children. They can learn new skills and develop self-confidence when they grow their own plants. Younger children will require careful supervision during activities. Find out more-
https://growingfamily.co.uk/gardening-with-children/60-fun-garden-activities-for-when-stuck-at-home-with-the-kids/
Last chance to grab prizes 📣
Our 75th Anniversary Competition closes tomorrow at 5 PM.
Hurry up… if you haven't yet submitted your entry.
We are waiting to see your creations!