Top tips for helping a child to settle into their placement

Dawn and Roger have shared with us their top three tips for helping a child to settle into a new placement.

Teaching my foster child to read

St Christopher’s foster carer Connie has looked after a young man for three years and this week she will be sharing some of the academic achievements he has made over that time.

I've found my vocation in life

This week Doreen, St Christopher’s foster carer, shares how fostering was a complete career change for her.

I made a life-changing decision when I swapped my senior management role to become a foster carer. It all started when my daughter’s troubled teenage friend came to live with us. I realised the positive impact I could have on a young person in need.

Dawn and Roger tell us why it's a privilege to foster

Last October, St Christopher’s had the opportunity to interview two of our West Midlands carers, Dawn and Roger about how they’ve made a real difference to a young person’s life.

Speaking to shoppers about the common myths of fostering

St Christopher’s fostering team had an information stand at Tesco Milton, in Cambridge, on Saturday. This was our opportunity to answer the many questions potential foster carers have.

St Christopher's foster carer interviewed on BBC Cambridge

Foster carer Keith was interviewed last night by Chris Mann on BBC Radio Cambridge to share their fostering experience. Last year him and his wife Carol were approved as foster carers in Essex and have recently been fostering a teenager.

8,600 new foster carers needed in 2014

The Fostering Network announced today that at least 8,600 new foster families are needed across the UK 2014 to provide stable and caring home.

The impact fostering had on my children

This week our blog post is from Jeanne, St Christopher’s foster carer from Essex. She will be sharing her experience of fostering and its effect on her children.

Initially both my daughters were delighted when I suggested to them that we foster. My eldest daughter was at university and the younger in her first year of sixth-form college. Both girls were becoming independent. It was opportune that they were at home the day that our foster child arrived as it was my birthday. They were instantly warmed to her and intrigued to have a little one staying at home.

St Christopher's Peterborough fostering office opens

We will be opening a new regional fostering office, on 13 January 2014, as we look to recruit and support foster carers across Peterborough and Cambridge.