Media release archive

Media releases for Scotland:

• Don't ignore young people in foster care in Scotland, warns top fostering charity
  Young people living in foster families in Scotland say that their voices are rarely heard in decision making about their lives, according to a new publication from leading charity the Fostering Network Scotland.

• Hundreds more foster carers needed in Scotland this year alone, charity warns
  At least 450 new foster carers must be recruited across Scotland during the next year alone in order to provide more children in care with the homes they need, top charity the Fostering Network is warning today (12 May).

• Foster Care Fortnight Scotland Launch 2008: new campaign asks 'do you have the skills to foster?'
  A major national campaign to encourage more people to think about whether they have the qualities to foster is being launched across Scotland this May.

• Scotland leads the way on allowances for foster carers, says survey
  The number of local authorities in Scotland paying realistic allowances to their foster carers has nearly doubled in the last 12 months, according to a new survey published today by the Fostering Network Scotland.

• Government invest £4 million into foster and kinship care in Scotland
  The Fostering Network welcomed today’s announcement of a £4 million package for foster and kinship cares in Scotland. The money will be spent on a range of initiatives including a £1,000 training allowance for each fostering household, national guidelines for dealing with abuse allegations and guidelines to boost recruitment.