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A new home down south…
On May 16th 2017, our South Central team opened their doors and welcomed in supporters of CFT to share in the celebration of the grand opening of their new office. Due to rapid expansion in recent years the south region have now had to move to bigger premises to accommodate
Easter at The CFT!
Easter 2017 was once again packed full of joy & laughter for all at The Children’s Family Trust! This year was a particularly special year with a surprise from Virgin Money Bank in Bishop Auckland. Virgin very generously gifted Easter Eggs for the children of our Northern regions which had
Towergate Insurance Awards for Excellence in Care
At The CFT we pride ourselves on having some of the best Foster Carers in the country… and we are absolutely thrilled when our Carers are recognised by outside parties for their hard work and contributions to fostering. In March 2017, we were notified that our Foster Carers, Clare &
Who you gonna call? CFT! – New OOH Line
As of 1st April 2017 – Foster Carers for The CFT will enjoy a new out-of-hours (OOH) line where they can contact an on duty social worker outside of office hours, 24 hours a day. Although we have had an OOH system for many years, following feedback from some users of the line, we have decided
LGBT Adoption & Fostering Week Special: We want to be Foster Carers
Now in the process as being assessed as Foster Carers – same sex couple Stewart & James share their experience of why they want to foster a child and what attracted them to The Children’s Family Trust… “The reason’s we want to foster are, as a couple we feel we
LGBT Fostering & Adoption Week Special: Our Experience of Becoming Foster Carers
Our Experience of Fostering with CFT by Nay and Liz Carter-Williams Why CFT? We had really only looked at two foster carer’s companies/charities. We spoke to both whilst at Birmingham Pride. CFT really stood out to us as they didn’t pressure us. They answered our questions that we had at
Sharing Our Stories – CEO Update Issue 3!
The CEO’s letter I would like to start by wishing everyone a Happy New Year, even though we are now in February! At this time, each year David and his team are working hard preparing for our annual audit, often explained as ‘David’s very own Ofsted Inspection’! I have no
Sharing our Stories – CEO Update Issue 2!
The CEO’s letter Just over two years ago we decided to launch the Andrew Turner Award. This was predominantly in recognition of our then Chairman who, over many years contributed so much to the continuation of the Trust. We have much to thank him for. As a result, we put
Happy Halloween from Everyone at The CFT!
We had an absolute blast at our #Halloween parties with children, carers and staff coming together to carve pumpkins, make treats and play lots of spooky games. Thank you to everyone who came along! #trickortreat #HappyHalloween
Tina talks Fostering - Experience of CFT Carer: https://t.co/kzKn0aV07Q via @YouTube