Could you foster? Hull City Council celebrates fantastic foster carers this Fostering Fortnight 15th May 2023 Hull City Council is celebrating the wonderful world of fostering for this year’s national Fostering Fortnight (15th-28th May) celebrations. Being a foster carer is one of the most worthwhile and rewarding roles a person can do. Hull has one of the largest populations of looked after children in the country, which brings its own unique […] Read more Children and families News Children and familiesChildren and young peoplechildren's servicesFoster care fortnightFosteringHull FosteringLooked after children
National Fostering Fortnight Has Begun 15th May 2023 Today is the start of this year’s national Fostering Fortnight 🥳 Between 15th – 28th May 2023, across the country, the nation will collectively celebrate the wonderful world of fostering. Hull Fostering has always been super proud of our foster carers, so using these two weeks to really spread the word about fostering can only […] Read more Children and families Hull Fostering: Latest News and Updates
Meet Nyree and Dean, our therapeutic foster carers with abundant patience and skills 13th May 2023 Nyree became a foster carer 18 years ago, with Dean joining our fostering community within the last four years. Their fostering social worker, Diana, said, “Nyree and Dean are very child-centred, open, honest, therapeutic foster carers with abundant patience and skills. “Nyree has been a foster carer a bit longer than Dean; however, Dean has […] Read more Children and families Hull Fostering: Latest News and Updates
Caring for 70 Children in 23 Years 9th May 2023 Our wonderful foster carer Amanda has cared for over 70 babies and children since becoming a foster carer with Hull Fostering 23 years ago. Alongside caring for babies, Amanda also cares for a teenage girl long-term, treating her like her own daughter. Amanda has consistently gone above and beyond for all the children in her […] Read more Children and families Hull Fostering: Latest News and Updates
Night Challenge Success 9th May 2023 We are so unbelievably proud of our three young people and foster carer who took part in a gruelling 13 mile orienteering course in the middle of the night, back in March, completing tricky challenges along the way, part of Humberside Police’s #nightchallenge. On Friday 5th May, we attended the Humberside Police Night Challenge Awards […] Read more Children and families Hull Fostering: Latest News and Updates
Amazing Hull social workers honoured by the British Association of Social Workers 25th April 2023 Social workers across Hull City Council’s Children and Family Services have been honoured as one of the ‘Amazing Social Workers’ being celebrated for World Social Work Month. Many individuals and teams have been profiled as part of the British Association of Social Worker’s (BASW) annual celebrations. The BASW is the UK’s professional membership organisation for […] Read more Children and families Education and Learning News Children and familiesChildren and young peoplechildren's social caresocial workSocial Work Academy
11 Years of Love, Care and Affection, Meet Foster Carers Becky and Paul 25th April 2023 Allow us to introduce Becky and Paul who have been foster carers for 11 years with Hull Fostering, currently caring for one long term foster child and two children they care for as Special Guardians. In the 11 years of fostering, Becky and Paul have cared for 32 children. The couple are very child focused […] Read more Children and families Hull Fostering: Latest News and Updates
Billy and Toni have made such a difference to so many children’s lives 24th April 2023 Billy and Toni have given a loving home to lots of children over the 13 years they have been foster carers with Hull Fostering. They have provided a home for sibling groups of two, three and four children and moved children on to adoption, long-term foster care and to family members both abroad and in […] Read more Children and families Hull Fostering: Latest News and Updates
Hull Fostering – Staff Structure Chart 24th April 2023 Hull Fostering are made up of five main areas, Supported Lodgings, Mainstream Fostering, Connected Persons, Assessment and Recruitment and Placement and Commissioning. Each team have a different role to play and depending what type of carer you are, will depend on who you primarily work closer with. We are all very friendly and if you […] Read more Children and families Hull Fostering: Latest News and Updates
Safer Sleep Awareness Guide for Foster Carers 24th April 2023 The Lullaby Trust have shared their Safer Sleep Awareness Guide for Childminders, Foster Carers, Nannies and Nursery Settings. Read more Children and families Hull Fostering: Latest News and Updates
A seat fit for a King! St Mary’s College to have their illustrated bench displayed in London for the King’s coronation 21st April 2023 St Mary’s College has been chosen to have their own illustrated bench created and displayed at the Tower of London during the King’s Coronation celebrations in May. They were one of the 15 chosen from over 1,500 entries across the UK. Taking inspiration from teaching resources developed by Historic Royal Palaces (HRP) – the charity […] Read more Children and families Education and Learning News Children and young peopleEducationKings CoronationRoyal CoronationSt Mary's College
Meet Jackie and Peter, 8 Years of Fostering with Hull Fostering 16th April 2023 Back in 2015 when Mark Ronson’s ‘Uptown Funk’ was the biggest song in the UK and the iPhone 6 had just hit the market, 2015 was also a life changing year for Jackie and Peter, who joined Hull Fostering as foster carers. In just 8 years, the couple have cared for 11 young people, admittedly […] Read more Children and families Hull Fostering: Latest News and Updates
