Foster care

Care leaver joins team which helped her move out

Pay rises of up to 7% for foster carers

Council predicts £8.2m children service overspend

Growing up in care was tough, says Miss GB hopeful

'Being fostered saved me from homelessness'

Kinship foster parents celebrated at tea party

'I spent 21 years in the care system' Video, 00:01:10'I spent 21 years in the care system'

Government care plan progressing 'too slowly' - watchdogs

Muslim convert foster mum offers more than a home

New support network for foster families launches

'I've fostered for 25 years, it's life changing'

'Lack of foster carers' contributed to woman's death

Apology after girl abused in care is 'too late'

Domestic abuse dog foster service sees demand surge

Council nominated for two national awards

'Artworks show people in care like everybody else'

'You just need a spare room and an open heart to foster'

Teenager calls for 'amazing' families to foster

'Good' rating for council's children's services

Ex-foster carers accuse council of 'deceiving' them

Miss Universe hopeful urges more people to foster

The Food Chain. A place at the table: fostering and adoption. Audio, 32 minutesThe Food Chain

Council's formal apology over foster carer death