what is ‘respite care’ and why is it needed?
Learn the benefits of short break foster care, why the language we use matters in the fostering community, and how to provide fostering at weekends, here.
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For real life experiences, useful information and top tips from the Foster Wales team, read our blogs below.
can you work full time and be a foster parent?
Yes! With support from Foster Wales, you can balance your career and offer a loving home to a foster child. Learn more about fostering and work, here.
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how to welcome a foster child into your home, and say goodbye
This blog is written by Elliot and Mel, care-experienced young people at Voices From Care Cymru. From how to welcome a foster child into your home and make a foster child feel welcome to saying goodbye to a foster child, here, they share their tips for foster carers.
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5 common reasons that can disqualify you from becoming a foster carer
We want to say “yes” to your fostering application, but that’s not always possible. Learn why we may have to turn down a fostering application, here.
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why is foster care needed and how does it work?
Here, Jill Jones, National Marketing Manager at Foster Wales, shares why she believes fostering is so important and clarifies fostering misconceptions.
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part of the family: what is long term fostering?
When most people think about fostering, they imagine lots of children coming and going. But there is another way to foster. Fostering without the goodbyes.
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