People who have recently begun their journey into foster care with Foster4Leeds are urging others to get in touch with the service if they’ve ever considered fostering a child. Reflecting on their journeys into foster care and their experience so far, a number of foster carers have come together to demonstrate the range of…
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Senior councillors in Leeds are set to discuss an increase in pay for foster carers at a meeting of Leeds City Council’s executive board next week (October 19). The proposal is to boost weekly maintenance allowances paid to Leeds foster carers by 7% to help with the increasing costs of caring for a child…
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Leeds City Council is aiming to recruit 80 more foster carers in the next 12 months to provide high quality care and support for the children and young people that they look after. The number has been shared during Foster Care Fortnight 2022 as part of a city-wide drive to recruit more foster carers…
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Leeds City Council workers are now entitled to up to 9 days additional paid annual leave to help with the process of becoming a foster carer, settling in a new child and attending fostering support groups or meetings. The policy change has resulted in the council being named a Foster Friendly Employer by the…
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Foster Care Fortnight, an annual campaign that aims to raise awareness of fostering while celebrating the amazing work that foster carers do. Foster4Leeds, Leeds City Council’s dedicated fostering service, are 100% not-for-profit and are committed to providing the very best outcomes for looked after children in Leeds. The number of people fostering with the…
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Due to the ongoing impact of Covid-19, Foster4Leeds, Leeds City Council’s fostering service, are urgently seeking to increase the number of foster carers available to care for children and young people throughout the city. The council works extremely hard to continually recruit local foster carers. The number of families fostering with Foster4Leeds has grown…
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Leeds City Council has signed a partnership with the new Planet Ice skating rink on Elland road, next to the park and ride. The new partnership will offer all Leeds City Council foster families a heavily discounted entrance fee and free use of ice skates. They will also have access to a limited number…
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Leeds City Council’s fostering service, Foster4Leeds last week celebrated the opening of their new holiday lodge at Rudding Park camping and caravan site near Harrogate. The lodge will provide free short breaks to foster carers who foster with the council, plus kinship carers, special guardians and care experienced families in Leeds. It will form…
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Leeds City Council’s fostering team, Foster4Leeds welcomed a famous face at a children with disabilities celebration and development conference at Elland Road this week. National TV awards winner, James Moore – who plays Ryan Stocks in Emmerdale, captivated the audience with stories of his journey to stardom in his inspirational speech. The actor has…
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