Features
Real-life stories and articles about adoption and fostering for families and agencies
Every other month we publish new articles and features about adoption and fostering in our Be My Parent newspaper. You can access all these features, recent and otherwise, here on this website - for free! To look at some or all of the articles, simply explore the categories on your left, or see below.
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Our online features about permanent fostering.
Putting the permanence in fostering
Permanent fostering is about providing a child, or children, with a family who will be there for them well into adulthood...
Always part of the family
John and his wife Stephanie have permanently fostered 26 children aged 10 or over in 28 years. Despite having received an MBE, John insists they're not heroes...
The different types of fostering agencies
There are three different types of fostering agencies: local authority, voluntary, and independent. Which one to choose? Read on to find out more...
Last updated: 01 September 10
