Latest News, Blogs & Fostering Stories

Discover our latest news, blogs and stories from some of our foster families and children.

Latest News

Inspiring the Next Generation: FCA to Host Virtual Environmental Summit

September 29 2021

In partnership with Durham University, Foster Care Associates will be hosting its first virtual environmental summit to inspire and educate the children and young people across FCA about the growing effects of climate change.

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Couple share their story to encourage more of the LGBTQIA+ community to consider fostering

August 2 2021

A Northern Ireland based couple are sharing their story to encourage more members of the LGBTQIA+ community to consider becoming a foster parent.

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FCA North East Highly Commended at the National Children & Young People Awards

July 29 2021

Neil Morris, Operations Director at FCA, and his team in the North East region were Highly Commended at this week’s National Children and Young People Awards.

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Foster Care Fortnight 2021

April 23 2021

FCA is once again excited to take part in this year’s Foster Care Fortnight – an annual nationwide campaign to raise the profile of fostering in the UK.

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Our Response to COVID-19

October 7 2020

A message from our CEO, Jo August.

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The winner of the FCA National photo competition is…

October 7 2020

This is the third year that the FCA National photography competition has taken place.

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Fostering Stories

“It is the most rewarding thing you can do in your lifetime so if you want to do it, go for it”

October 21 2021

Retiring foster parent, Anne Meakin, shares her experience of two decades worth of fostering.

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"It’s special to be able to make such a difference to people’s lives, we love what we do."

September 27 2021

FCA’s Time to Shine winner, Melanie Plant, 44 , based in Shropshire, shares how specialising in parent and child placement fostering has changed her life.

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Trevor's Story

June 22 2021

Meet Trevor and his wife Tracey who were approved as foster parents in 2015 and since then they have gone on to foster eight young children in six years.

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Meet Lynne - one of FCA’s longest fostering parents

April 19 2021

Single foster parent, Lynne shares her fostering experience over the past two decades.

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Luke and Danny's story

March 3 2021

Danny and Luke were approved as foster parents in 2018 and since then they have gone on to foster eight young children in just two years.

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Sarah's story

February 16 2021

Sarah, based in the South East, who specialises in parent and child placements shares how fostering over ten years has changed her life.

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Blogs

Sons and Daughters Month: Celebrating the Children Who Foster

October 19 2021

As we celebrate the vital contribution the children of foster carers make, a birth son of one of FCA's foster parents shares his experience of what is was like to welcome a younger sibling group of 3 fostered children into his family.

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A Fostering Poem

August 16 2021

One of our foster parents from Cymru has got creative and shared a lovely poem about her fostering journey...

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#WithYou…this could be their summer

July 19 2021

All children and young people deserve a fun and happy summer making memories that will last a lifetime.

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Foster Care Fortnight 2021 #WhyWeCare

May 21 2021

During Foster Care Fortnight 2021, our staff and foster parents have been sharing their reasons #WhyWeCare to showcase how foster care can transform the lives of children and young people.

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FCA celebrates World Autism Awareness Day 2021

April 2 2021

This World Autism Awareness Day, at FCA we are shining a spotlight on our very own FCA team member, Rachel Griffin, whose daughter was diagnosed with Autism four years ago.

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