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Foster Care Fortnight 2026 was celebrated across the East Midlands from 11 to 24 May with a series of events bringing together foster carers, children and young people, families, local authority teams…

Foster carers, council leaders, children and families, and fostering professionals from across Derby City, Derbyshire, Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire came together to celebrate the success and fu…

Fostering gives children and young people a safe, supportive home when they are unable to live with their families. Because every child’s situation is different, there are several types of fostering a…

A group of talented young people took centre stage recently to showcase their performing arts skills at a special fostering talent show in Nottinghamshire.

Fostering banners are appearing across Nottinghamshire in the run up to Foster Care Fortnight as part of Nottinghamshire County Council’s ongoing commitment to recruiting more foster carers for local…

Nottinghamshire’s foster carers have been honoured for their long service to fostering at a special event. With 50 foster carers at the lunch having completed more than 20 years fostering for Nottingh…

In March over 250 foster carers came together for the Foster Carers Conference 2026 providing a powerful and inspiring day focused on supporting children and young people.

Debbie’s journey into fostering began long before she officially became a carer.

Valerie and Austin are foster carers for Foster for East Midlands Councils who have been looking after children since 2017. They wanted to help children feel safe and loved, and they knew they could m…

Dean’s fostering journey began at Christmas 2024, when he realised he wanted to do something that could truly make a difference. As a single dad, Dean had always hoped to create a safe, caring home an…

As the New Year begins, four local authorities across the East Midlands have continued their commitment to improving the lives of children in care. Through the Foster for East Midlands Councils (FFEMC…

Foster for East Midlands Councils (FfEMC) is highlighting that the greatest gift a child can receive this festive season is hope and safety.