At Chrysalis Care, we pride ourselves on centring the voices of children and young people, our foster carers and our staff team, as we value the insights that everyone brings. …
There is no doubt that the last couple of years has been challenging for us all. Yet, whilst the indiscriminate nature of the pandemic and everything that came with it,…
Safeguarding children and young people demands a focus upon Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Many of us have seen the recent news related to ‘ChildQ’ and some may have read the case…
We are currently posting to social media, highlighting to people many reasons – fifty to be precise –to foster. Foster carers and staff have been contributing their ideas, confirming what…
So, it all started from when I was aged 11. I remember a social worker coming to my home to ask my parents questions and of course, me and my…
We recently blogged about fostering young people and the importance of dispelling myths and changing the narrative around young people. We believe that part of changing the narrative is to…
At Chrysalis Care, we have spoken many times of the numerous myths that surround fostering and most of them are fairly easy to explain and we can offer reassurance to…
Many people ask, Can I be single and foster and the answer is yes! There’s no particular type of foster carer and some children will enjoy the focused attention a…
It’s always sad for us when exceptional foster carers resign. Our foster carers are who enable us to offer an outstanding service to local authority partners and nurturing family homes…
