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Welcome to the Orchard Care Fostering blog.

This is where we share updates from Orchard Care, practical fostering advice and stories from our community. Whether you're thinking about fostering or already caring for children, you'll find helpful guidance, support and real experiences from our team.

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Kicking off our 20th Anniversary Celebrations!

Kicking off our 20th Anniversary Celebrations!

Kicking off our 20th Anniversary Celebrations!

May's Carer Support meeting was the perfect way to begin our 20th anniversary celebrations. It was a joy to catch up with our amazing...

May 15, 20251 min read

Foster Care Fortnight 12th-25th May

Foster Care Fortnight 12th-25th May

Foster Care Fortnight 12th-25th May

The Fostering Network is running its Foster Care Fortnight campaign - a nationwide effort to raise awareness of the incredible impact of...

May 9, 20251 min read

Celebrating 20 Years of Service

Celebrating 20 Years of Service

Celebrating 20 Years of Service

The 5th of May marked the 20th anniversary of Sarah's start date with Orchard Care. We celebrated with a chocolate cake and balloons to...

May 9, 20251 min read

Radio Tees Interview

Radio Tees Interview

Radio Tees Interview

Did you catch our interview on BBC Radio Tees on 29th April 2025? We were very excited to be invited to Radio Tees to be interviewed for...

Apr 30, 20251 min read

Milestone Moments!

Milestone Moments!

Milestone Moments!

Congratulations to our Director, Maria for 20 years of service here at Orchard Care. Maria saw an opportunity to create a foster carer...

Apr 8, 20251 min read

Happy 20th Birthday to us!

Happy 20th Birthday to us!

Happy 20th Birthday to us!

As we celebrate 20 years of changing lives we take this opportunity to thank our carers, young people, staff and supporters for all that...

Apr 8, 20251 min read

Celebrating 18 Years of Service

Celebrating 18 Years of Service

Celebrating 18 Years of Service

The 3rd of March marked Kate's 18th year of service with Orchard Care as a Support Worker. We celebrated with balloons and cake during...

Mar 11, 20251 min read

Sarah Dillon two day Advanced Attachment/Trauma Training

Sarah Dillon two day Advanced Attachment/Trauma Training

Sarah Dillon two day Advanced Attachment/Trauma Training

We were so excited to welcome Sarah Dillon, an accredited psychotherapist, attachment therapist and a published author of therapuetic...

Feb 20, 20251 min read

January - Skills to Foster

January - Skills to Foster

January - Skills to Foster

We kick start 2025 with another Skills to Foster training course. The course is designed to equip you with the tools, confidence, and...

Jan 20, 20251 min read

January - NSPCC 'PANTS' Campaign

January - NSPCC 'PANTS' Campaign

January - NSPCC 'PANTS' Campaign

During our January Carer Support our Registered Manager Gaynor presented a refresher of the NSPCC 'PANTS' campaign to our carers and...

Jan 17, 20251 min read

Celebrating 1 Year of Service

Celebrating 1 Year of Service

Celebrating 1 Year of Service

The 11th of January marked the first anniversary of Siena's start date with Orchard Care. We celebrated as a team in the office with...

Jan 17, 20251 min read

Celebrating 1 Year of Service

Celebrating 1 Year of Service

Celebrating 1 Year of Service

The 27th of November marked the first anniversary of Eva's start date with Orchard Care. We celebrated as a team in the office with cake...

Nov 27, 20241 min read

November - Keith Miller from The Fostering Network

November - Keith Miller from The Fostering Network

November - Keith Miller from The Fostering Network

Keith Miller from The Fostering Network was our guest speaker at our November Carer Support meeting. Keith presented to our foster carers...

Nov 21, 20241 min read

October - Skills to Foster

October - Skills to Foster

October - Skills to Foster

This half term at Orchard Care we held another Skills to Foster training course. This training is an essential part of your journey to...

Oct 30, 20241 min read

HalloWoof Walk for Red Sky Foundation

HalloWoof Walk for Red Sky Foundation

HalloWoof Walk for Red Sky Foundation

Our staff and carers were very inspired by Red Sky Foundation when they visited us in September, so Orchard Care came together on Sunday...

Oct 30, 20241 min read

Macmillan Coffee Morning

Macmillan Coffee Morning

Macmillan Coffee Morning

After our October Carer Support meeting we opened up the training room to our neighbouring businesses and anyone that wanted to come...

Oct 30, 20241 min read

Celebrating 15 Years of Service

Celebrating 15 Years of Service

Celebrating 15 Years of Service

The 5th of October marked the 15th anniversary of Paul's start date with Orchard Care. We celebrated as a Team in the office with...

Oct 11, 20241 min read

September - Red Sky Foundation Guest Speaker Sergio Petrucci

September - Red Sky Foundation Guest Speaker Sergio Petrucci

September - Red Sky Foundation Guest Speaker Sergio Petrucci

Sergio Petrucci from Red Sky Foundation was our guest speaker at our September Carer Support meeting. Not only did he make us aware of...

Sep 27, 20241 min read

Exciting announcement for September

Exciting announcement for September

Exciting announcement for September

Our guest speaker at our next Carer Support will be Sergio Petrucci from Red Sky Foundation charity to speak to our team and foster...

Aug 30, 20241 min read

August - Summer fun and activities

August - Summer fun and activities

August - Summer fun and activities

Our Social Work Assistants and Senior Learning Support Workers have been very busy with our foster children this summer with lots of fun...

Aug 30, 20241 min read

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