Foster Care

In Part 2 of our Loss and Grief series, learn about the impact on families of relinquishing a child to out of home care and your role as foster carer.

In Part 1 of our Loss and Grief series, learn about how loss and grief affect children in out of home care and how you can help them through these

Christmas is a happy time for many children and families. But for parents with children in care, it can be a sad reminder that their children will be spending Christmas

As much as foster carers love the children in their care and find the experience hugely rewarding, being a foster carer can be frustrating, exhausting or even overwhelming at times.

If you’re about to embark on the process of becoming an approved foster carer, you might be feeling nervous about your first contact with a Carer Compliance Officer. In reality,

Taking the first step on the journey to becoming a foster carer can feel daunting. You probably have a million questions: ‘Am I too old? Do I need to have

When a newborn comes into the world dependent on methamphetamines, they need a very special kind of care. So, when baby Melissa* was referred to Challenge Community Services for out

Domestic violence. Drugs. Alcohol. Psychological and physical trauma.

Growing up in England and visiting her uncle who lived in a 10 bedroom home full of children needing refuge, Mary knew from a young age she would one day