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Thursday 31 March 2022
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Geoff & Stephen's story - when short-term becomes long-term
Aiden was just nine years old but had already experienced four foster placements and an adoption disruption.
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Tuesday 28 July 2020
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Anthony and Nathan’s Fostering Journey
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Monday 22 June 2020
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Excited and Nervous all in one sitting.
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Wednesday 10 June 2020
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Fostering as part of the LGBTQ community
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Friday 07 February 2020
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Free New Family Social (NFS) membership for our LGBT+ foster carers
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Friday 04 January 2019
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How to Support and Care for a Transgender Child
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Wednesday 18 April 2018
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LGBT Foster Carers: We Talk to Anthony and Nathan
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