Looked After Children from Blackburn and Darwen were treated to a winning display from Blackburn Rovers at Saturday’s match at Ewood Park. Blackburn Rovers kindly donated 150 tickets for the match on Saturday, November 3 against Queens Park Rangers. Rovers won the clash one-nil. The young people and their carers also got to…
Blackburn with Darwen’s Fostering Team joined by foster carers and staff for this years Macmillan’s Coffee Morning 2018! Raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support. Foster carers and staff came together on Friday 28 Septemeber to raise money and awareness for Macmillan Cancer Support by taking part in this year’s Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning. Cakes were baked,…
Meet Some Of The Children From Blackburn With Darwen Who Need Their Forever HomeChange Your Life And Theirs There are all sorts of reasons why children and young people sometimes need to be looked after in foster homes. Some may have been neglected or harmed by their families. Others may need care while their parents…
Every Child MattersPromoting the 5 positive outcomes for Children When Every Child Matters: Change for Children was introduced it was seen as a key new move to help promote the well-being of children and young people. The Government decided that this scheme would end following discussions amongst the coalition. Any organisation that had the aim…
You Can Foster with Blackburn with DarwenBlackburn with Darwen is Proud to partner with You Can Foster Let’s Foster for Blackburn with Darwen is proud to be a part of You Can Foster. This initiative has brought other Local Authorities together to try and recruit more foster carers by pooling our resources. With record numbers of…
Blackburn with Darwen’s FCA Do You Want To Be Part Of Something More? Blackburn with Darwen carers are all part of their very own Foster Carers Association. They have the opportunity to meet regularly away from supervising social workers or fostering managers to discuss any issues they might want to bring forward. They also hold multiple…
Sibling Foster Care Could you help us keep siblings together? Being separated from a sibling can be devastating for children who need foster care. At a time when they need stability and security, to tear a child from their brother or sister can cause distress and severely impact their mental health. However, we simply don’t…
Emergency Fostering Could you become a foster carer for a child in an emergency? Blackburn with Darwen’s Let’s Foster are looking for people who could take a child or young person at a moments notice. This could be after school for one night or over a weekend until arrangements have been made for a more…
Parent and Child Fostering Could you become a foster carer for a parent and child? Blackburn with Darwen’s Let’s Foster are looking for people who can help and support to new parents look after their first child. You will be there to offer guidance and practical advice to new parents and help us assess that…
This year we had a fantastic weekend at the Royal Lancashire Show in Ribchester. Friday was a little rainy but on the whole the weekend was fantastic. It was lovely to meet some people who had been thinking about fostering and wanted to find out more as well as people who were at the very…