Sunday, 25 May 2014

Preparing a young person for adulthood

One of the most important parts of fostering teenagers is helping them to prepare for adulthood and independence by teaching them the life skills they will need to succeed. In our latest post, Dean shares his thoughts on helping a young person prepare for independence. 


Saturday, 24 May 2014

Why I enjoy fostering teenagers

Dean has been fostering for five years and joined the St Christopher’s team six months ago. In our latest post he explains why he and his wife decided to foster and what he finds rewarding about fostering teenagers.

Friday, 23 May 2014

The time was right to foster

In our latest blog post, Karen talks about why she and her partner thought the time was right to foster, how St Christopher’s has supported them and how her previous childcare experience has helped.

Thursday, 22 May 2014

Don't be put off by the F-word

Guest blog post by Sally O'Neill (@sallyone), St Christopher's Trustee

Most of us went to school with one. Many of us count them amongst our friends. Most of us admire them but think “I’m not qualified to do that”.

Wednesday, 21 May 2014

January 2010 - It's on!

Jeanne, a St Christopher’s foster carer, is going to share her highlights of fostering since she started in 2010. She starts with her first year and meeting her foster child.