Working with and for our members

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Working with and for our members
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Who we are

• Leading charity for everyone involved in foster
  care
• UK membership organisation,
• 50,000 plus foster carers, 99 of local
  authorities, over 150 independent fostering
  agencies

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What we do

• Campaigning and policy work
• Driving forward best practice
• Supporting our members to improve the lives of
  children in foster care

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What are we striving for?

• Our mission is to work with and
• support all those involved in
• foster care in order to achieve
• the best outcomes for children
• and young people in foster care.

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With your support we can

• Campaign for positive change in foster care
• Challenge stereotypes and present a positive view
  of foster care and foster carers.
• Drive forward best practice to improve
  opportunities and outcomes

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Membership benefits

• Block membership scheme for your foster carers
• Medical, legal, tax and stress counselling
  helplines
• Access to our information and advice services

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Membership benefits

• Multiple copies of Foster Care
• Access to members only content online, including
  exclusive resources
• Find a fostering service

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Membership benefits

• Regular information and news from the fostering
  world newsletters and e-news
• Special members prices on events, publications,
  training and services
• Be part of the future of foster care

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Helping you deliver excellence in foster care

• Attracting and keeping carers
• Learning and development
• Advice and mediation
• Projects

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Information, support and advice

• Fosterline
• Information line and Foster Care Resource Centre
• Publications and training
• Foster Care Fortnight

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• Ruth Hadland
• Membership Services Manager
• 020 7620 6426
• ruth.hadland_at_fostering.net

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