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A little advise please
cuggley
October 15, 2009 11:49
Hi I am an a adoptive parent of a little girl who is now 5 and she has been with us for 4 years. Before we set out on the road to adoption we looked into fostering but decided that we needed a child of our own first. The thing is I would still like to foster but we don''t have a spare bedroom, I have heard of befriending and had a quick look at Barnados'' website but it does not give much info.. Does anyone know of anyway to foster/befriend with out having the spare room.. A SW I know also suggested some agencies might place a small baby if there is room for cot it my room but don''t really know if this is poss? Thanks a lotCuggleyx
Donatella
October 15, 2009 12:51
Not a fosterer but I know that my middly's foster mum fostered babes and always had them in a cot in her room. She had no spare bedrooms and it was actually beneficial for her little ones to be so close to her.
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Hilly7
October 15, 2009 12:58
Some LAs/VAs will still approved foster carers on the basis of an under 2 sleeping in the room of the FC. It is recommended that all babies under 6 months sleep with the FC anyway. That is seen as good practice. However agencies do prefer to have a seperate bedroom available. My LA used to approve on the basis of sharing a room but no longer do. There now has to be a free bedroom. I suggest that you ask around nearby LAs and VAs. You may find one that is happy to take you on.Hilly7
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Wriggles
October 17, 2009 10:25
Hi I have been fostering for my LA for 5 years I am approved for one child either sex 0-2 who can share my room and one girl 0-5 who can share with my daughter of 6. This second placement seems quite flexible as although they wouldnt give me a five year old boy I have had 0-2 year old boys sharing her room. As I understand it this arrangement can continue until she is eight. Not sure if this is the same for all LA and fairly certain that VA insist on kids having their own room.
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mamma mia
October 18, 2009 21:13
Know we could have a baby in room with us ,as we have no room left !Our LA would say huge no, to sharing with non sibling.Looked into being an inderpendant(sp can't think !)visitor, going to see young adults, helping with benifits,budgeting etcor Mentoring, either help with school work, supporting at meetings and taking out. fancied all of them, but all are vountary and I needed money !!Ring local fostering or 16 plus team and say your intrested or council for that matter .hope you get sorted .
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