Kent Fostering, the largest and most experienced fostering agency in Kent are urgently seeking new foster carers. The need for foster carers in Kent is higher than ever, particularly due to the additional challenges and pressures on families coping with the pandemic. The number of children in need of either short term or longer-term foster…
Kent Fostering Service is calling on residents to consider offering Emergency Bed Foster Care to vulnerable children. The scheme provides a haven for children and young people, aged between 0 and 17, who need an immediate place of safety at a time of crisis. It was developed to provide swift, emergency support to children who…
A new £180k fund has been launched to help voluntary organisations in Kent adapt to the new normal post Covid-19. The Strategic Recovery Fund is being administered by Kent Community Foundation on behalf of Kent County Council (KCC) and offers grants of between £5k and £10k to support voluntary organisations to develop and adapt their…
A new nationwide campaign, #YouCanAdopt, is being launched Kent to dispel myths around who is eligible to adopt and encourage more people to consider adoption The number of adoptions in England has fallen by a third in four years but almost 3,000 children in England are still waiting to find their new family* Independent research…
Faith groups across the county will be welcoming visitors to their places of worship next month. Inter Faith Week (November 10 – 17) is an opportunity to increase awareness and celebrate the diversity of faith across Kent. Kent County Council has been working in partnership with the Kent Equality Cohesion Council and the Standing Advisory…
This National Adoption Week (Oct 14-20), Kent County Council (KCC) is highlighting the urgent need to find adoptive families to ensure children get the love and care they need. This year, KCC is focusing on children who due to their needs are more difficult to find families for. The council is seeking to find adoptive…
Kent County Council (KCC) is seeking people’s views on the future of community-based wellbeing services for older people, adults living with dementia, physical disabilities or sensory impairments. The council spends £5.9m on these services each year, across 52 voluntary and community organisations. This funds befriending, volunteer-run transport schemes, dementia cafés, support services for people with…
Kent County Council (KCC) has launched an eight–week consultation about the future of services for older people at Minnis Community Hub. KCC has been exploring the way forward for the day service at Minnis Community Hub and now seeks the views of service users on the future of services that are delivered at the centre.…
“Thank you social services and government for your help and care. I never believed I would be loved. There is now a big rainbow in my life instead of darkness.” Those are the words of a young victim of people trafficking who has written a heart-warming letter thanking his foster carer and social workers for…
The latest annual report from Kent County Council’s (KCC) fostering service shows continued improvements to the support available to foster carers and children in care. Despite nationwide challenges in foster care recruitment, KCC recruited 78 new carers last year and improved on the average time it takes new carers to go through the approval process,…
A Kent County Council employee has won a national award for his plan to tackle the educational impact of child poverty during the school summer holidays. Rob Comber, a Service Development Manager in the council’s Children, Young People and Education directorate, was crowned winner of the 10th annual LGA (Local Government Association) Local Government Challenge…
People looking after a child they are not related to or who know someone who is are urged to contact Kent County Council (KCC) this Private Fostering Week (July 8 – 14). Private fostering arrangements are when people look after children or teenagers under 18 full-time for 28 days or more and who are not…