Foster Care Fortnight news

Foster Care Fortnight 2012 starts on Monday 14 May.

Run by the Fostering Network, it is the UK's biggest campaign to raise awareness of fostering and the need for almost 9,000 new foster families this year. See our news releases below or download our campaign press pack and commercial opportunities pack.

Foster homes needed for brothers and sisters

Sunday, 20 May, 2012

Almost two-thirds of local authorities have had to split up siblings who are in care over the past year owing to the shortage of foster families, new research from the Fostering Network has shown.
Call for foster carers for brothers and sisters in Scotland

Sunday, 20 May, 2012

Almost two-thirds of local authorities in Scotland have had to split up siblings who are in care over the past year owing to the shortage of foster families, new research from the Fostering Network has shown.
Urgent call for foster carers for teenagers

Monday, 14 May, 2012

There is an urgent need for more foster carers for teenagers across the UK, new research from the Fostering Network has found.
Foster carers needed for Scottish teenagers

Monday, 14 May, 2012

There is an urgent need for more foster carers for teenagers across Scotland, new research from the Fostering Network has found.
Only Men Aloud founder adds voice to call for more foster carers in Wales

Monday, 14 May, 2012

Only Men Aloud’s founder Tim Rhys-Evans has added his voice to the call for more foster carers across Wales, by supporting this year’s Foster Care Fortnight.
Knockloughrim couple named Foster Carers of the Year

Monday, 14 May, 2012

An inspirational couple from Knockloughrim who have fostered over 200 children, many with special needs, have been named Northern Ireland's Foster Carers of the Year 2012.
Stars highlight need for more foster carers

Sunday, 13 May, 2012

Seven of Britain’s top stars have added their voices to the call for more foster carers, on the eve of the UK’s biggest foster carer recruitment campaign.
Icing on the cake for Foster Care Fortnight

Thursday, 10 May, 2012

Lorraine Pascale, baker, author and television personality, is using her personal experience of foster care to help raise awareness of the need for more foster carers during Foster Care Fortnight 2012.
New campaign highlights need for more foster carers

Wednesday, 9 May, 2012

A new campaign highlighting the urgent need for more foster carers across the UK has been launched by the Fostering Network.
The stars come out in support of Foster Care Fortnight

Tuesday, 8 May, 2012

Television personalities Gabby Logan and Fern Britton and award-winning author Jacqueline Wilson have thrown their support behind Foster Care Fortnight.
Child needs foster family every 22 minutes, charity reveals

Monday, 7 May, 2012

A child comes into care and needs a foster family every 22 minutes across the UK, the Fostering Network has revealed today.
Oscar nominated star supports Foster Care Fortnight

Monday, 30 April, 2012

Oscar nominee Samantha Morton is the latest big name to throw her support behind the Fostering Network’s Foster Care Fortnight campaign.
Star of stage and screen throws his support behind Foster Care Fortnight 2012

Monday, 23 April, 2012

Gareth Gates, star of stage and screen, is supporting this year’s Foster Care Fortnight, the Fostering Network’s annual recruitment and awareness campaign.

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