Adoptive homes harder to find for children over four.
Nottingham City Council’s Adoption Service needs families to come forward to adopt children age four and over. A new push is being launched by the council as part of National…
Partnership to provide support for vulnerable families
Vulnerable families and children are to get extra help and support thanks to a new partnership between Nottingham City Council and Safe Families for Children. Safe Families for Children provides…
We ask two carers why they chose to foster and what their experiences have been.
Gill and Richard are foster carers for three teenage girls. They live in Nottingham, Gill works full time and Richard is retired, making him the primary carer. What made you…
Nottingham foster carers use social media to find the next generation of carers
Foster carers in Nottingham are using social media to try to get more people to look after children in care. Carers in the city will take to Twitter and Facebook…
LGBT adopters and foster carers encouraged to come forward
Nottingham City Council is looking for lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) people to adopt or become foster carers. As part of LGBT Fostering and Adoption Week, the council is…
TV ad campaign launched to find foster carers
Coronation Street and Emmerdale fans will see a slice of real-life drama in a series of prime-time television adverts which aim to encourage more people to become foster carers. The…
Fostering in 2015 – what’s stopping you?
Fostering doesn’t have to be a full time commitment. We need more holiday and emergency carers who can make a difference to a child’s life. As all Nottingham City Council…