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#Fostering

Pledge your support for Foster Care Fortnight. 15-28 May #fosteringcommunities
Pledge your support for Foster Care Fortnight
3 May 2023

To celebrate Foster Care Fortnight™ from 15 to 28 May 2023, North Lincolnshire Council’s Fostering Recruitment Team have pledged to…

Image with illustrations of foster families, and the words 'Join us for Foster Care Fortnight 15-28 May #FosteringCommunities'.
Get involved and join us for Foster Care Fortnight in North...
25 April 2023

To celebrate Foster Care Fortnight™ from 15 to 28 May 2023, North Lincolnshire Council’s Fostering Recruitment Team will be pledging…

Supported Lodgings image with a white background, photos of young people learning how to cook, clean, put washing on, iron and apply for a job. Text which questions, ‘Who taught you?’ Quote from a young person in Supported Lodgings accommodation: “It’s very important to have the Supported Lodgings scheme – I like living with my host, she has supported me, made it easy for me to attend college and learn how to become more independent.”
Who taught you? Become a Supported Lodgings host and shape a...
20 April 2023

The Supported Lodgings scheme is designed to provide a stepping-stone for young people, on their route to independence. The fostering…

Fostering Friendly Scheme launch event - Cllr Julie Reed
Businesses pledge to support fostering in North Lincolnshire
24 March 2023

Local businesses, employers and organisations flocked to The Baths Hall on Friday 17 March to attend the launch of a…

A teenage boy talking to an older male foster carer
Foster carers allowances to increase by more than 12 per cent
20 March 2023

Foster carers across North Lincolnshire are set for an increase in allowances of more than 12 per cent. The increase…

Make a difference. Become part of our Fostering Friendly Scheme.
Can you become part of our Fostering Friendly Scheme?
2 March 2023

Local businesses, employers and organisations are being invited to become Fostering Friendly and join the new scheme launched by North…

Make a difference Become a Short Breaks + foster carer.
Can you provide vital support to children and families by...
20 February 2023

New foster carers are needed across North Lincolnshire to help provide short breaks for children and young people. A series…

A Fostering Christmas 2022
Gift a child a brighter future and begin your fostering journey...
23 November 2022

Since the first glimpse of the new John Lewis Christmas advert, the Fostering Team at North Lincolnshire Council have skated…

Kingsway Gardens - Fostering Flowerbed - Montage
New garden in Scunthorpe promises a ‘bright and blossoming...
13 October 2022

Young people have helped council staff plant a new garden dedicated to fostering. The flower bed, in Kingsway Gardens, pays…

Two young girls in winter clothes feed carrots to sheep at a petting farm
Supporting foster carers to have a fantastic festive season in...
13 December 2021

North Lincolnshire Council has worked closely with local tourist attractions to offer discounted passes and entry to help fostering households…

Photograph of a child feeding a goat at an animal farm
Supporting foster carers to have a great summer in North...
30 July 2021

North Lincolnshire Council has worked closely with local tourist attractions to launch a new voucher scheme, which offers discounted passes…

Foster Care Fortnight Graphic
Foster carers needed to provide safe and loving homes in North...
7 May 2021

Foster carers are needed now more than ever to provide safe and loving homes for local children. Throughout Foster Care…

Thank you to our foster carers
Thank you to ‘dedicated’ foster carers
16 April 2020

Foster carers in North Lincolnshire are vital in the care they provide for children and they have received a heartfelt…

Foster Care Fortnight poster
Change a future, change their story – become a foster carer
20 May 2019

During Foster Care Fortnight (13 to 26 May 2019), North Lincolnshire Council is going to spread the word that more…