Month: February 2026

Thinking about fostering? Want to find out more?  Fostering Devon is inviting residents to join its Hearts and Homes Conference on 20 March 2026. Nationally, there is a shortage of foster carers, as recently highlighted by Minister for Children and Families, Josh MacAlister. Recent government plans announced a major recruitment drive across the country, and with […]

Devon County Council have welcomed the Government’s announcement to recruit 10,000 new foster carers by 2029. The plans, backed with £88 million over the next two years, are part of a government drive to provide more loving homes to vulnerable children while improving support for foster carers and tackling the shortage of carers. Declining numbers […]