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Events
We hold regular in-person and online events for anyone who wants to have an informal chat with some of our wonderful foster carers and learn more about fostering.
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The National Children’s Museum – Fostering Awareness Event
Come along to Eureka! The National Children’s Museum in Halifax, to learn more about Fostering with Angela. Find out about…
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Take a look at some of the activities we’ve been running with our children and young people.
Latest news
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…
Participation
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.…
Participation
Memory boxes
At Safehouses we recently held a craft day where our young people made ‘memory boxes’, to keep their precious items…
Participation
Celebrating Earth Day
Well done to J, who had the winning design in our Earth Day artwork competition! We asked the young people…
Foster Stories
Gareth’s foster story
Meet Gareth. One of our care leavers, Gareth explains in the video below, what it has meant to him to…
Participation
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…
To honour Black History Month this October, we are excited to introduce "Do You See Me?"—a powerful and insightful new handbook created through A Children's Participation Production. This handbook brings together the voices and lived experiences of sixteen young people from across the UK who are currently in foster care.
The handbook's content not only sheds light on the various forms of discrimination faced by young people, but it also highlights the specific challenges of experiencing racism while also being in foster care. It offers practical advice on how to navigate these situations and support others who may be facing similar adversities.
Written by Five Rivers National Participation and Engagement Officer, Olivia, and Senior Practitioner, Sheree, with the support of Yvonne Coppard from the Royal Literary Fund, "Do You See Me?" is enriched with photography created by the young people with the care-experienced rapper and artist Ric Flo.
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Exploring everyday racism faced by young people in careConsidering a career change? We'll be at the Manchester Jobs Fair at the iconic Old Trafford Stadium today from 10 am - 1 pm. Angela, our dedicated Fostering Engagement Worker, will be on hand to share information and respond to any queries you might have about embarking on the journey of becoming a foster carer.
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World Mental Health Day is celebrated every year on 10 October. This year’s theme set by the World Federation of Mental Health is workplace mental health. The theme highlights the importance of addressing mental health and wellbeing in the workplace, for the benefit of people, organisations, and communities.
Foster carers are unable to differentiate between the workplace and their home lives. The wellbeing of our foster carers is a priority to us, which is why we place so much emphasis on the quality of care and support we offer to our foster families. Some of the support and services available to them include: regular supervision and support from an experienced team of professionals, access to focused support groups including fostering through the menopause and men in fostering, a membership with Fostertalk with access to 24/7 counselling and allegation support, 24/7 out of hours telephone support from a member of the social work team and mentoring from experienced foster carers. ... See MoreSee Less
It's Rosh Hashanah this week, the Jewish New Year Festival.
We wish all those celebrating a happy and healthy New Year 🎆
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Congratulations to our foster carers celebrating one year, five years, and ten years, fostering for Safehouses. We're very proud of all of your milestones and achievements, and want to say a huge thank you, on behalf of the whole team, for everything that you do for the children you care for.
Thank you also to @albionfarmshop for being so accommodating. We had a wonderful time, and the food was delicious!
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One of our Foster Carers Paul talks about his experience as a Foster Carer with Safehouses, and advice for those who might be thinking about becoming a Foster Carer 💚
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