Big thanks to everyone at the Arsenal Supermarket on Blackstock Road for their donations during our Foster Care Fortnight 2023 walk. The day turned out to be a scorcher in the end so the refreshments were greatly appreciated! #fosterforyourcouncil #Arsenal #islington

What a lot of seeds! The last of the 15,000 seed packets getting bagged up to go out to primary schools in Islington as part of our partnership with the fab Islington In Bloom. Get ready to sea a meadow of golden marigolds across the borough! #fosterforyourcouncil

How about this for a wonderful addition to our In Bloom horticultural competition? Not strictly grown but certainly a beautiful - and tasty - bloom. Big thanks to foster carer Walt for this brilliant sunflower bake!

This morning our chief executive, Sarah Thomas appeared on BBC Breakfast 📺

It’s so important to share the vital difference fostering makes & give advice to others considering becoming foster carers.

Join our #FosteringCommunities & be part of that difference. ❤️

#FCF23

Big thank you Cllr Michelline Ngongo for joining Islington foster carers & staff on their fostering walk as part of the Foster Care Fortnight celebrations. The sun was out, the smiles wide & we managed to stir up a bit of interest along the way too! #fosteringcommunities #FCF23

Thanks to new Islington mayor Cllr Gary Heather for helping us celebrate Foster Care Fortnight 2023 at Gillespie Pk Ecology Centre & modelling this years must have accessory: the Help a Local Child Bloom fostering tote! Could you help a child this FCF? #FosteringCommunities

Foster Care Fortnight 2023 is here! Running 15-28 May it's the UK’s biggest celebration of fostering & awareness raising campaign. Think you could make the difference? Pop into Islington Town Hall, 10am this Tues 16 May to find out more. You may have more to offer than you think!

Fantastic! What does #FosteringCommunities mean to you? #FCF23

Great to be out in the sunshine today at Angel Centre with our friends at Islington In Bloom for the launch of this year's competition. Extra special thanks to foster carer Walt for making these fantastic - & delicious! - cupcakes! Could you help a local child to grow and bloom?

Like the best gardens we all need someone to nurture & support us, so its fitting we are partnering with In Bloom, run by Islington Gardeners & Islington Council. Celebrating the 20th year we'll be at the launch this Saturday, at Angel Centre, Islington from 11-2pm so pop down!

Another great little blog by our friend Philip Watson As childcare professionals we may forget that not everyone knows the differences & details between what we deal with on a daily basis. Thankfully there are people like Phil who thoughtfully break it down simply. Thanks Phil🙂

Quick reminder we have our next info session tomorrow morning, Weds 22 March at 10am at Islington Town Hall on Upper St, N1. No need to book, just pop down and join team member Min and foster carer Maggie as they chat all things fostering and take your questions. See you there!

Brilliant post for World Social Work Day 2023 from our foster friend in the North Philip Watson Please check out Phil's blog for lots of insightful, moving and yes, funny, posts on the day-to-day of fostering.

Join us on 'In Conversations With' as we speak with Luke Rodgers BEM, @KaryllePhillips, and Dave Linton about Transitions: what it is like to move foster placement
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#careexperienced #fostercare  Madlug™

Wonderful event today from Islington Foster Carers Association, IFCA in celebration & support of #InternationalWomensDay An inspiring and uplifting celebration of global women's achievements Zi Bishop #IWD2023 #EmbraceEquity

Still time to register for tonight's info session starting at 6pm. Thank goodness it's online so grab a cuppa and get cosy! Quick and easy to book through our EventBrite here: bit.ly/Mar8_6pm make today the day you take that first step towards an incredible career #foster

Proud to support @lgbtadoptfostert as they bust myths during LGBTQ+ Adoption & Fostering Week! This years theme of #123OrMore encourages the LGBT+ community to foster & highlights the big need for carers for siblings. Chat with us to start your journey [email protected]

Happy #WorldBookDay ! Reading with a child is incredibly important, not just for reading skill & imagination but to aid emotional development & create happy memories. This is why we encourage all our foster carers to promote reading & education to the children in their care.

It's time to celebrate books and reading on World Book Day tomorrow! Whatever their age, there are lots of ideas on how children can celebrate : orlo.uk/DrpYO, orlo.uk/CXjFi
There are great competitions to enter too: orlo.uk/huAkI World Book Day UK 📚

#LGBTQHistoryMonth may be at an end but for those interesting in fostering & adoption New Family Social LGBTQ+ Adoption & Fostering Week returns from 6 March! LGBTQ+ and want to foster? Don't count yourself out because of silly myths, contact us and get the facts! #ProudToFoster