Islington Fostering
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Part of Islington Council's 'Outstanding' rated child services, supporting carers to make positive changes for children. (Tweets/RT by recruitment team not LBI)
Islington, London, UK
Joined September 2014
Big thanks to everyone at the Arsenal Supermarket on Blackstock Road for their donations during our Foster Care Fortnight 2023 walk. The day turned out to be a scorcher in the end so the refreshments were greatly appreciated! #fosterforyourcouncil #Arsenal #islington
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What a lot of seeds! The last of the 15,000 seed packets getting bagged up to go out to primary schools in Islington as part of our partnership with the fab Islington In Bloom. Get ready to sea a meadow of golden marigolds across the borough! #fosterforyourcouncil
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How about this for a wonderful addition to our In Bloom horticultural competition? Not strictly grown but certainly a beautiful - and tasty - bloom. Big thanks to foster carer Walt for this brilliant sunflower bake!
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This morning our chief executive, Sarah Thomas appeared on @BBCBreakfast 📺 It’s so important to share the vital difference fostering makes & give advice to others considering becoming foster carers. Join our #FosteringCommunities & be part of that difference. ❤️ #FCF23
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Big thank you Cllr @MichelleNgongo for joining Islington foster carers & staff on their fostering walk as part of the Foster Care Fortnight celebrations. The sun was out, the smiles wide & we managed to stir up a bit of interest along the way too! #fosteringcommunities #FCF23
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Thanks to new Islington mayor Cllr Gary Heather for helping us celebrate Foster Care Fortnight 2023 at Gillespie Pk Ecology Centre & modelling this years must have accessory: the Help a Local Child Bloom fostering tote! Could you help a child this FCF? #FosteringCommunities
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Foster Care Fortnight 2023 is here! Running 15-28 May it's the UK’s biggest celebration of fostering & awareness raising campaign. Think you could make the difference? Pop into Islington Town Hall, 10am this Tues 16 May to find out more. You may have more to offer than you think!
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Fantastic! What does #FosteringCommunities mean to you? #FCF23
Marites is one of the incredible foster carers who forms our #FosteringCommunities 🧡 She shares what fostering means to her and why she has no plans to stop. Thank you for everything you have done and continue to do 🙌 #FCF23
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Great to be out in the sunshine today at Angel Centre with our friends at Islington In Bloom for the launch of this year's competition. Extra special thanks to foster carer Walt for making these fantastic - & delicious! - cupcakes! Could you help a local child to grow and bloom?
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Like the best gardens we all need someone to nurture & support us, so its fitting we are partnering with In Bloom, run by Islington Gardeners & Islington Council. Celebrating the 20th year we'll be at the launch this Saturday, at Angel Centre, Islington from 11-2pm so pop down!
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Another great little blog by our friend @philwatson184 As childcare professionals we may forget that not everyone knows the differences & details between what we deal with on a daily basis. Thankfully there are people like Phil who thoughtfully break it down simply. Thanks Phil🙂
We are birth parents. We became foster carers in 2011. In 2016 we adopted. Fostering and adoption are not the same @lpoolfostering @AdoptionUK @adoptmerseyside @TACTCare @one_adoption
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Quick reminder we have our next info session tomorrow morning, Weds 22 March at 10am at Islington Town Hall on Upper St, N1. No need to book, just pop down and join team member Min and foster carer Maggie as they chat all things fostering and take your questions. See you there!
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Brilliant post for World Social Work Day 2023 from our foster friend in the North @philwatson184 Please check out Phil's blog for lots of insightful, moving and yes, funny, posts on the day-to-day of fostering.
Big love to all the social workers making difficult decisions today. Our society needs you @Stu_williams_ @SocialWorkEng @myswnews @StandUpForSC
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Join us on "In Conversations With" as we speak with @Luke_Rodgers, @KaryllePhillips, and @Dave_Linton about Transitions: what it is like to move foster placement - https://t.co/DJFlelygEN
#careexperienced #fostercare @wearemadlug
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Wonderful event today from Islington Foster Carers Association, IFCA in celebration & support of #InternationalWomensDay An inspiring and uplifting celebration of global women's achievements @Zee_Bishop #IWD2023 #EmbraceEquity
Happy #8MarchWomensDay .Let us continue to support & encourage each other today & always! Had a lovely coffee meeting celebration with my foster carers’ community! #InternationalWomensDay @Isfostering
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Still time to register for tonight's info session starting at 6pm. Thank goodness it's online so grab a cuppa and get cosy! Quick and easy to book through our EventBrite here: https://t.co/GcibPKZdbx make today the day you take that first step towards an incredible career #foster
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Proud to support @lgbtadoptfostert as they bust myths during LGBTQ+ Adoption & Fostering Week! This years theme of #123OrMore encourages the LGBT+ community to foster & highlights the big need for carers for siblings. Chat with us to start your journey fostering@islington.gov.uk
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Happy #WorldBookDay! Reading with a child is incredibly important, not just for reading skill & imagination but to aid emotional development & create happy memories. This is why we encourage all our foster carers to promote reading & education to the children in their care.
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#LGBTQHistoryMonth may be at an end but for those interesting in fostering & adoption @lgbtadoptfoster LGBTQ+ Adoption & Fostering Week returns from 6 March! LGBTQ+ and want to foster? Don't count yourself out because of silly myths, contact us and get the facts! #ProudToFoster
Today marks the last day of #LGBTQHistoryMonth! In Islington we're proud to stand with and celebrate all of our amazing LGBTQ communities and we’re proud to have worked with @forumplus and @Islingtonlibs to deliver activities, events, walks, talks, and more throughout February🏳️🌈
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