The Fostering Network
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The Fostering Network is the UK’s leading fostering charity. We help everyone who is fostered to achieve the very best they can.
Joined March 2011
Ahead of the 2026 government elections in Wales and Scotland, we’re launching new manifestos tailored to each nation. 🗳️ 👉 Read our manifesto for Scotland: https://t.co/wdNYgaJEYj 👉 Read our manifesto for Wales: https://t.co/2U73Jfah67
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Help care experienced young people thrive at college and university – join our #TickTheBox webinar to find out more! 🎓 📅 Tuesday, 18 November from 11am – 1pm Sign up for free today: https://t.co/Gefj3eJ9Nx
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This inspiring film celebrates the true power of working together. 💡 The Run was created in collaboration with care-experienced people, foster carers, 90 local authorities, and CAN Digital- all joining forces to raise awareness of foster care. 🎬
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📢 Tax return reminder for foster carers! 📆 Paper tax return deadline: Friday 31 October 2025 💻 Online tax return deadline: Saturday 31 January 2026 Need help? Speak directly with our friendly expert advisers: 👉 https://t.co/yDGRxrnMKk
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Introducing the @geoffreywoo protocol: 1. Eat only animals and fish. If you want carbs (noodles and gummy bears equally valid), then exercise afterwards. 2. Don’t lift weights. Do a lot of pull ups, push up, planks, and runs. Target minimum 100 pull ups, 300 push ups, lots of
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✨ That’s a wrap on Children of Foster Carers’ Week 2025! Huge thanks to everyone who celebrated these unsung heroes- the children of foster carers- who help make fostering possible. 🧡 We’ll leave you with this quote from Bethany:
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On the final day of #COFCW25, we’re sharing Selina’s moving words about her sons, Eli and Theo - two brothers whose kindness and empathy help make their foster home a place of safety and belonging. 💛
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Why do we hold Children of Foster Carers Week? This quote says it all. 💬 We want to celebrate incredible children like Daniel, who have a natural gift for offering love and support to others. Fostering simply wouldn’t be the same without you. 💖 #COFCW25
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This week, we’ve been inspired by foster carers sharing just how proud they are of their own children and the incredible way they’ve adapted to fostering. 🧡 Thank you to Brody's mum Kym for sharing these words with us this Children of Foster Carers' Week. #COFCW2025
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💬 Got tax questions as a foster carer? We’ve got answers! Join our webinar: 🗓️ Tuesday 21 October, 11am 👥 Spaces limited to 100 attendees 📧 Submit questions in advance 🔗 Book now to secure your spot and get the clarity you need! https://t.co/USaFNTLLIu
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We absolutely loved watching this touching conversation between foster carer Charis and her daughter Nellie, as they reflect on life as a foster family and the special memories they’ve made together. 🗨️ 🧡 #COFCW25
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It’s #ChildrenofFosterCarersWeek In Ep.1 of the Foster4 podcast, Nathan shares what it’s like to be a foster sibling — from family chats about fostering to forming lifelong bonds 💛 Spotify 👉 https://t.co/baTj6K9VgI YouTube 👉 https://t.co/c5Pr1eIPvW
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Thank you, Lily, for everything you do to support the children who join your family. Foster care wouldn’t be the same without you. 👏
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Her mum Gayle shared: “Lily always amazes me with how caring and friendly she is when new children come into our care. She goes above and beyond to make them feel welcome - drawing pictures, decorating their bedroom door with their name and reading bedtime stories."
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One of Lily’s favourite fostering memories is when the other children joined her mum and dad’s pre-wedding photos. “It was a fun picture,” Lily said.
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She told us she loves having other children around because there's always someone to play with - though she admits sharing toys can be tricky sometimes!
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It’s Children of Foster Carers’ Week and today we’re shining a spotlight on the amazing Lily! ✨ Lily is nine years old, and her family has been fostering for the past four years with North Lincolnshire Council.
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As we head towards the end of day three of #COFCW25, we want to say thank you to everyone who has taken part so far. 🙌 Our colleagues at Fosterline have answered some of the most common questions about fostering when you already have children. 💡 📖 https://t.co/i2nWljoXRL
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Amazing to launch @fosteringnet’s Step Up Step Down service today with @PowysCC. We heard heartwarming true stories, we tried regulation strategies, we gathered relational tools, we laughed, we cried & we committed to support families in dignifying, truly trauma-responsive ways💚
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So, what impact does fostering have on older children? 💭 Read our latest blog to find out how Sarah and Neil's children adapted to fostering when they were teenagers. 💖 https://t.co/zWRb3TzyQV
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#COFCW 2025 is in full swing, but there's still plenty of time for you to get involved! 💌 Send a thank you letter 🏅 Download a certificate 📣 Share a story online Find all of the resources here: https://t.co/sV9UBVG8U4
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