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The North East's foster carers are being celebrated this May as the region marks Foster Care Fortnight (11-24 May). The two-week campaign takes place every year to highlight the positive impact foster carers have on children, young people and families, and encourages anyone interested in becoming a foster carer to find out more.

To celebrate Foster Care Fortnight we have teamed up with Smooth Radio to host a fun event on Saturday May 23rd. It's a fantastic opportunity to meet our teams, learn more about fostering options, the children and young people we support and discover how fostering could work for you.

Considering and including biological and adopted children living in a household is central to the fostering assessment process. Social workers sensitively work with you to gather information about your family and to prepare young people for fostering.

Supporting contact with birth parents and family for children in foster care contact with birth parents foster care is an important part of being a foster carer for which you'll receive training and support.

Learn about the role of form F in the fostering approval process, what to expect, questions, who is involved and experiences of approved foster carers.

Are you considering fostering versus adoption and wondering which is right for you? While fostering and adoption both offer a way to change a child's life, the two which are often confused are, in reality, distinctly different things, though they can sometimes be interlinked.

We're excited about every new foster carer who joins the Foster with North East community but we're thrilled to be marking the 100th foster carer approval with Foster with North East.

We're proud to be kicking off a vibrant summer of Pride celebrations across the North East, and we'd love for you to join us! Foster with North East and our local authority partners will be out in full colour at events throughout the region, offering a warm, welcoming space to talk all things fostering.

Explore foster care relationships in different types of fostering and their capacity to change lives with insights from a clinical psychologist who works with foster carers in the North East.

To celebrate Foster Care Fortnight we have teamed up with Smooth Radio to host a series of events across the North East. These events are a fantastic opportunity to meet our teams, learn more about fostering options, the children and young people we support and discover how fostering could work for you.

In the North East, the number of teens who need supportive role models has risen. If you're considering fostering, could you share your home to shape a teen's future?

Wondering what foster carer training is like? Read what you can expect at a Skills to Foster Training course delivered near you by Foster with North East.