Have you applied to foster a child? Here’s what to expect! Becoming a foster carer is a huge decision, so when you finally take the plunge and hit the apply button, it’s only natural to feel both anxious and excited for what’s to come. We’ve put together a brief overview of the foster carer application …
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5 ways to keep your foster children entertained this Easter! It’s almost Easter! We love any excuse to eat chocolate, so the Easter weekend is always eagerly anticipated at Unity HQ! Why not make the bank holiday extra special by creating a fun-filled weekend for your foster children? Here are our 5 favourite ways to …
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Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2022 At Unity Foster Care, we understand that caring for someone with an eating disorder may bring its own unique challenges; including refusing to eat, binge eating or acting out. To help raise awareness of Eating Disorder Awareness Week, we’ve put together 8 tips on how to support your foster child …
It’s Youth Mental Health Day! Today is Youth Mental Health Day, and as a fostering agency for children across Yorkshire and the North East, we’re proud to support Stem4’s #StrideForward campaign to promote mental health awareness in young people! As foster carers, you know too well the importance of talking about mental health – but …
5 tips for back-to-school anxiety! The summer holidays are almost at an end, and over the next week young people across the UK will be starting a new year at school! Whilst lots of foster children will be excited to see their friends, some may feel anxious about returning. It’s natural to feel worried after …
Today’s global celebrations post is all about Eid! If you haven’t read our intro to our global celebrations series then just click here. There are two types of Eid celebrated each year, but we’re going to discuss just one version in this post. EID AL-FITR WHAT ‘Eid al-Fitr’, which translates to ‘festival of breaking of …
Welcome to another unusual and frankly random post. In the lead up to Christmas celebrations this year, Unity is going global. We’re going around the world in 40 days! No, not in the literal Jackie Chan sense…but better! Every week we’re celebrating celebrations – in other words, we’re going to post about a particular festivity …
Happy Monday! We’ve got an extra special blog post for you today. We know, we spoil you. Today, we’re going behind the scenes at Unity Foster Care. We’re giving you an exclusive, backstage look at everything from how Unity was set up, and what happens day-to-day. Special thanks to our fabulous team members, Lisa, Debbie …
We are dedicating today’s blog post to discussing all things Unity Foster Care, and what makes us the best of the best. Of course, we’re completely and utterly biased, but nonetheless we are pretty fantastic!
Happy Monday! It’s the start of a brand new, (very cold) fabulous week – so to get the week started right, we’ve complied ANOTHER list of the best motivational quotes we can possibly find.