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Find out what’s been happening with the Safehouses team and our foster families.
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Why foster teenagers? Tackling the youth foster carer crisis in…
Overview: A look at the urgent need for more homes for teenagers in foster care and the need for foster…
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How to meet children’s needs in a trans-racial foster placement
Overview: A look at the rising demand for foster carers in Manchester. Important considerations and tips for successful trans-racial foster…
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How to become foster care approved in Manchester – a…
Overview: A summary of how to become a foster parent in Manchester, looking at steps for foster care approval. Plus,…
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Safehouses Fostering and Adoption Support in Manchester – top tips…
Overview: A look at the support available for foster carers in Manchester and surrounding areas and differences between adoption and…
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Short-term fostering in Manchester – how does it work, and…
Overview: Exploring short-term fostering in Manchester and surrounding areas, including how much you get paid for short-term fostering and respite…
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Celebrating Community this Foster Care Fortnight
Foster Care Fortnight 2023 is celebrated from 15th – 28th May. This year the theme is #FosteringCommunties! Foster Care Fortnight 2023 is a…
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Parent and child fostering in and around Manchester – what…
Overview: Here, we will explore parent and child fostering in Manchester and the support available for Safehouses foster carers. We…
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How We’re Celebrating Care Day 2023
Friday, 17 February, is Care Day – the world’s biggest celebration of children and young people with care experience! This…
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Self care at Christmas
Christmas, the period around it, and winter in general can bring moments of real joy, but they can also present…
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In Memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 1926-2022
Safehouses was deeply saddened by the death of Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September 2022. During the 70 years of…
Foster Stories
Becky’s foster story
Meet Becky, 29, from Oldham. Becky was a teenager when her own parents started fostering and now she is following…
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Safehouses at The Pink Picnic
We recently had a great time at The Pink Picnic in Salford celebrating pride, whilst chatting to people about their…
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Celebrating Foster Care Fortnight
In celebration of Foster Care Fortnight, we had a fantastic celebration with our foster carers to mark this special time.…
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Memory boxes
At Safehouses we recently held a craft day where our young people made ‘memory boxes’, to keep their precious items…
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Celebrating Earth Day
Well done to J, who had the winning design in our Earth Day artwork competition! We asked the young people…
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Gareth’s foster story
Meet Gareth. One of our care leavers, Gareth explains in the video below, what it has meant to him to…
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Celebrating National Care Day
Today is #CareDay22 and we’re celebrating our amazing children and young people with experience of the care system. We want…
Foster Stories
Paul and Debbie’s foster story
“We had talked about fostering for years but we waited until out our youngest child had grown up. The Out…
Foster Stories
Wayne’s foster story
Meet Wayne Brown. You might know him as the Service Manager for Safehouses Fostering – but he has also had…
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What type of foster carer should I be and why?
If you’ve decided to pursue a career in foster care then that’s amazing news to us. In our opinion, you’ve…
Foster Stories
Meet our foster carer
Foster Carer Q&A: Karen from West Yorkshire Safehouses stalwart, Karen, has fostered 27 children since becoming a foster carer with us…
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Are you an experienced foster carer? Here are five reasons…
Foster carers everywhere we salute you. Every day you go above and beyond to provide a safe and nurturing home environment for a child or young person…
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Do I need experience with children to be a foster…
As with most things in life, previous experience makes everything a little easier but it’s definitely not essential to become…
Over the past few months, Angela has been visiting Salford Royal and Huddersfield Royal Infirmaries to talk with people about fostering. As a regular visitor to both hospitals, she's enjoyed many warm conversations with medical staff, volunteers, patients, and visitors about what being a foster carer involves.
Having worked as a nurse herself, Angela feels right at home in the hospital environment. "Even though hospitals are such busy places, people are always happy to stop and chat about fostering," she says. "Everyone is so welcoming and friendly, and there's genuine interest in learning more about how they could help make a difference in a child's life."
These hospital visits have created wonderful opportunities to connect with people interested in fostering, with Angela's caring nature and first-hand experience helping her answer questions and share insights about this rewarding role.
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Did you know that it is National Storytelling Week on 1st - 9th February?
Stories teach us about the world; they allow us to step into someone else’s shoes and feel empathy; they help us to relax and escape and they can help develop essential literacy skills.
We will be celebrating the magic of storytelling, and the power of sharing imaginative stories, by asking our children and young people to share their stories with us in a competition!
The competition is open to all ages and abilities, and we will be accepting all forms of storytelling. We can't wait to see them, and share them with you too. Keep a look out for some of the entries shared on our Instagram and Facebook pages.
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Our Fostering Support Worker, Angela, is sharing information about Fostering in community venues across Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire.
If you are considering a change of career, have you considered becoming a foster carer for children and young people in your local area?
Contact us on 01457829111 or visit our website (link in bio) to find out more.
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Safehouses Foster Carer, Paul, left his career in Engineering to become a Foster Carer almost 10 years ago, and he's never looked back. Here he is with McKenzie, sharing one of their favourite memories together, when it was confirmed that McKenzie would remain in their care until he was ready for independence.
Many of us get to a stage when we feel we can do something more meaningful with our lives. Making a real difference to a child's life can provide this opportunity. If you feel you would like this challenge, please contact us to discuss taking the next step to begin your new career as a Foster Carer.
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Considering a career change?
Have you thought about becoming a Foster Carer?
Being a Foster Carer isn’t always easy, but it is rewarding.
You need to be compassionate, patient and bring a good sense of humour. In return you’ll receive:
Unique research-informed training
24/7 support
Fostering support groups and memberships
Paid breaks up to 14 days per year
Access to therapeutic wrap-around support
Learn more about becoming a Foster Carer:
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We are welcoming in the new year at the Safehouses office with a beautiful view of the Saddleworth hills. We are looking forward to welcoming our Foster Carers back into the office for upcoming training, support groups and events.
Our comprehensive training calendar is tailored to feature all the required mandatory courses including Safeguarding, Paediatric First Aid, Recording Skills and Equity and Diversity. In addition, we provide training to complement and enhance our Foster Carers' existing skillset and experience, delivered in person and online, by experts in the field. This year we have a range of courses from 'Fostering in a Digital World' to 'Independence Skills' to 'Life Story Work'.
We are also introducing 'Wellbeing Wednesdays' this year, where our Foster Carers will have a dedicated time to promote and improve their overall mental, physical, and emotional health in a safe and supportive environment. Our first session will feature a head, neck and shoulder massage for each of our Foster Carers!
Our popular 'Fostering through the Menopause' and 'Men in Fostering' groups will continue to run this year to provide a safe space for Foster Carers to share their personal experiences and receive peer support.
We always welcome feedback and suggestions on how we can improve our training and support package for our Foster Carers and their family members. Let us know if there is anything you would like to see on our training calendar this year to help in your role.
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