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.
Sunday, 25 May 2014
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”.
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.
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