Media release archive

Media releases for Wales from 2007:

• Foster carers in Wales need allowances to make ends meet, says the Fostering Network
  Many foster carers in Wales will be left struggling to cover the costs of fostering until the Assembly Government introduces a compulsory minimum allowance, warns leading charity the Fostering Network Wales.

• The Fostering Network Wales appoints new director
  Leading charity the Fostering Network have appointed Freda Lewis as the new Director of the Fostering Network in Wales.

• Charities call for ban on bin bags for children in care in Wales
  Leading charities concerned with the welfare of children in care are to launch a campaign to ban the current practice of moving children’s belongings in black bin bags. The campaign, This is not a suitcase, aims to encourage all local authorities in Wales to sign a charter outlawing the use of bin bags and to ensure funds are available for the purchase of suitcases.

• New campaign launches to improve foster care for children in Wales
  Leading charity, the Fostering Network is to launch a major national campaign, Foster Care Fortnight on Monday 14 May to improve opportunities and outcomes for children in foster care throughout Wales.

• Most foster families in Wales struggle on a low income
  According a new report published by the Fostering Network on 6 March, the majority of foster carers are very poorly paid and many receive no income from fostering damaged and vulnerable young people.

• Don't condemn foster carers to financial hardship, top charities urge minister
  Seven top child care charities are today (5 February) urging the Welsh Assembly Government not to condemn foster carers in Wales to financial hardship by introducing an inadequate system of national fostering allowances.

• Minister launches new advice line for foster carers in Wales
  A new advice line for foster carers, their families and fostering services in Wales will be launched today (Tuesday 16 January) at the National Assembly For Wales.