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Home for Good creates and collates content to encourage you, including informative articles, inspirational stories, recent reports and responses to current news, and blogs based on the personal experiences of those directly involved in caring for vulnerable children. Browse our most recent content below, or use the drop-down to select the type of content you want to explore.
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New Children’s Commissioner for England appointed
The Secretary of State for Education confirmed Dame Rachel de Souza as the next Children’s Commissioner for England
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A letter from Home for Good… To all those caring for vulnerable children in 2020
In this crazy year of 2020, we see you and we thank you.
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Five tips for navigating Christmas in a pandemic while caring for vulnerable children
For those of us caring for children who have experienced trauma, Christmas can be an interesting time...
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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting vulnerable children?
During this hugely challenging season, Home for Good is committed to our vision to find a home for every child who needs one. We will continue to work passionately on behalf of vulnerable children across the UK.
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Fostering has helped me to understand God as Father
Paul has seen so much about how God works and why he loves vulnerable children through becoming a foster carer.
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We fostered a teenager in lockdown
Welcoming a teenager into our home of four young children was a great decision for us.
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Why homeschooling in lockdown can be hard for fostering and adoptive families
For some families caring for children who have experienced trauma, this is a time where that additional pressure is amplified.
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Why does my son freak out on Zoom calls?
For so many of us this technology is a gift. The connection it brings us is precious. However, for those caring for vulnerable children, it can also herald new challenges.
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How will fostering affect my birth children?
Will they feel left out? Will they all get on? How will they cope when a child moves on?
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Understanding the impact of social distancing for foster and adoptive families
Social distancing will create additional challenges for all of us, and our families will find the changes and separation difficult in a number of ways.
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Caring for our relationships as foster and adoptive parents
This Valentines Day, adoptive mum Lucy reflects on how we can care for some of our most important relationships.
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The importance of rest for our children
Adoptive mum Lucy reflects on the value of rest, particularly for our children.
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5 questions to ask your parliamentary candidate during the 2019 General Election
What to ask your parliamentary candidate this general election
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Introducing Excitable Edgar…my adopted son
Excitable Edgar from this year's John Lewis ad reminds us of many of the children we are called to care for.
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When your church doesn't 'get' adoption and fostering
What happens when your church doesn't seem to understand either your heart for fostering or adoption, or the challenges faced by your family?
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What the church needs to know about shame
Why do adopted/fostered children often feel a heightened sense of shame?
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A Reflection for World Social Work Day
Taking a moment to recognise all that social workers do in their role working with looked after children.
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How does God parent us therapeutically?
Exploring themes of therapeutic parenting in the Bible
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Instant Family FAQs
Some answers to questions you may have around the new film Instant Family
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What the Church needs to know about building resilience
Relationships are key to repairing trauma, building attachment and resilience.
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Adoption or trying for birth children – which should I do first?
All we actually know is that God has us in His hands. We can trust him for the path ahead.
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Help! My son or daughter wants to adopt!
We send them out into the world and hope beyond hope that they make the right choices.
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Six ideas to help you enjoy December with looked after children
Gone are the days when Christmas was celebrated over a day or two.
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Why choose suffering?
Why would anyone choose a lifestyle that might make them susceptible to suffering?
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Foster carers, we see you...
Our thank you to all the selfless and wonderful foster carers who go above and beyond to love the children in their care.
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15 ways the Church can support foster and adoptive families through challenges and disruption
Fifteen practical suggestions for providing families with the support they need through challenging times.
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Supporting foster and adoptive families: 10 things the church can do
The support you offer to families who care for vulnerable children will really make a difference.
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The importance of rest
Adoptive mum Lucy reflects on the value of rest and how to achieve it.
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Social work: a career length of seven years
Julie talks with Anna, a child placement social worker.
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Supporting foster and adoptive families: 10 things that really make a difference
The support you offer to families who care for vulnerable children will really make a difference.
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What the Church needs to know about kinship care and how to support caring families
We want to equip the Church to better understand and support all families who provide kinship care and private fostering.
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What the Church needs to know about invisible needs
Every Sunday, thousands of children go to church with complex additional needs that aren't as visible.
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Not on my watch: Father's Day 2018
Krish Kandiah offers an inspirational call to men for Father's Day 2018.
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Fast Forward Five Years
The story of one individual's journey from a San Diego firepit to becoming a fostering family of five.
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Why are we waiting?
Many individuals and families have been approved to adopt, but are now waiting for their match. Why is this?
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Why we choose to wait
Given the current situation of many adopters waiting, we asked a friend to write about her experience.
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Whose care do care leavers leave?
In what world could the words corporate and parent ever be joined together? In the life of a child in care, that’s where.
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Why Jesus blessing the children isn't a 'nice' story
Jesus blessing the children cannot be contained by the word ‘nice’.
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What the Church needs to know about infertility
Infertility has been much misunderstood in Christian culture and in the Church.
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Adoption: The Myth and the Reality
I didn't know whether to laugh or cry when I saw the adoption statistic headlines last week.
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Looking suffering in the eye
Lucy shares from personal experience and Biblical reflection about how suffering is a part of adoption.
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What the Church needs to know about parenting vulnerable children
Understanding why and how parenting may need to be different when caring for vulnerable children.
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Making sense of introductions
What are 'introductions', why do they matter and how can we support adopters and foster carers who are going through this process.
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What the Church needs to know about FASD
Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) are a reality for many looked after children and their families.
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What the Church needs to know about support through application, assessment and waiting
How to support those going through the process to foster or adopt.
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Reflections from a Foster Carer: What is right and what is easy
A foster carer shares her heart and reflects on her role.
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Ten ways you can support foster carers… written by foster carers
Suggestions from foster carers for ten support ideas specific to fostering.
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What the Church needs to know about being called to foster or adopt
How choosing to foster or adopt can be a response to God's call.
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What the Church needs to know about moves
Why 'moves' matter and how to support foster and adoptive families through times of transition.
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20 ways to engage and support children and young people with attachment difficulties
Twenty important and practical suggestions to consider.
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What the Church needs to know about attachment
To be safe and welcoming, it is vital that churches understand attachment.
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The Madlug Story
Madlug is a lifestyle brand with a difference. For every purchase, they give a bag to a child in care.
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What the Church needs to know about confidentiality
To be safe and welcoming, it is vital that churches understand and respect the need for confidentiality.
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Five ways to support foster and adoptive families at Christmas
Christmas can be full of joy and festive fun, but also brings difficulties for looked after or adopted children.
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Supporting fostered and adopted children and young people in church groups
Tips and guidelines on how to support fostered and adopted children and young people.
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Moses, adoption and the Church - Part 2: Identity
Exploring the ongoing identity challenges many looked after children may have.
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A response to the Catholic Church's apology
Looking at some of the changes in adoption over recent decades and remembering the pain behind every adoption story.
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Moses, adoption and the Church - Part 1: Family
Exploring family and all its complicated and wonderful variations from Exodus 1 and 2.
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Five ways we can all #SupportAdoption
As part of National Adoption Week 2018 we want to encourage everyone to #SupportAdoption
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Churches as supportive communities – how Easter confronts us
How can churches become the kind of supportive, loving communities that are so needed by many who have fostered or adopted? How do we ensure we provide a place of hope and support when people feel isolated and overwhelmed?
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A reflection for Easter Saturday
The Bible is very quiet about that Saturday... It must have been a very dark day for those who lived it.
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Five things to ask foster carers or adoptive parents (and three questions to avoid)
Five questions that might help you better support foster or adoptive families
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Why we value support groups and would love to see more of them
Caring for vulnerable children is rarely easy, which is why support really matters.
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Five things to think about when speaking on adoption and fostering
Dr Tim Davy offers five helpful suggestions for anyone preparing to speak on adoption and fostering.
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Moses, adoption and the Church - Part 3: Support
Exploring what support for foster and adoptive families could look like.
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What the Church needs to know about trauma
Helping us to understand that all children in care or with a care background have experienced trauma, and how we can respond to support them.
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York families respond to God's heart for young refugees
The extraordinary story of families in York responding to God's call to open their hearts and homes to young refugees.
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Ten ways to pray for new adoptive families
Ten ways to pray for new adoptive families during their introductions and early days together.
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Five times we should never say the word ‘just’ (and what to say instead)
For being such a tiny little word, ‘just’ carries with it some enormous connotations. Here are five examples of times that we need to avoid saying it – and suggestions for what we could say instead.
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What the Church needs to know about the real impact of support
How the Church can support foster and adoptive families and the difference it makes.
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What is a home for good?
An overview of different children's and young people's experiences and explanation of the types of care they may need.
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10 things you can do to support foster and adoptive families in the summer
Ten ideas of small things you can do this summer, which might make a big difference to those who foster or adopt.
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Preparing birth children for an adopted sibling
Lucy shares some practical tips from her personal experience of adopting after having birth children.
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How to stay calm in the chaos
Five tips from foster carers for holding on in the midst of the chaotic and unplanned moments.
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What the Church needs to know about single adopters
A growing number of those sensing God's call to adopt are single, so here are some thoughts from single adopters so we can better understand and support each one.
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Everyone has a role. So what's mine?
Julie reflects on the role that the Church can have in the lives of vulnerable children.
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Reflections from a prospective foster carer: A big decision
For Foster Care Fortnight 2017, we asked foster carers for their thoughts.
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Reflections from a foster carer: Diary of introductions
For Foster Care Fortnight 2017, we asked foster carers for their thoughts.
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Reflections from a foster carer: The magic wand
For Foster Care Fortnight 2017, we asked foster carers for their thoughts.
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Film resource: Pete's Dragon (2016)
Find out more about Pete's Dragon, Disney's latest live-action family film about an orphan and his dragon.
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Film resource: Finding Dory
Disney's latest film is beautiful and hilarious - but not for 93,000 children in the UK.
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Reflection 5: Changing futures
Our final advent reflection considers the cost of serving God however He asks.
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Reflection 4: Trusting to fulfilment
Our fourth advent reflection looks at Luke 2.6-7.
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Reflection 3: Making ready
Our third advent reflection considers how Mary and Joseph reacted to the promises spoken over them.
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Reflection 2: Faithfully preparing
Could this advent be the beginning of your journey?
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Reflection 1: Seed of an idea
Could this advent be the beginning of your journey?
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PEACE in our waiting
The final reflection written for Advent 2015, focussed on PEACE in our waiting, found in Jesus.
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WISDOM in our waiting
The third of our reflections written for Advent 2015, focussed on the Magi and WISDOM in our waiting.
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JOY in our waiting
The second of our reflections written for Advent 2015, focussed on the shepherds and JOY in our waiting.
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HOPE in our waiting
The first of our reflections written for Advent 2015, focussed on Mary and HOPE in our waiting.
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Four reasons fostering and adoption are in the DNA of the Church - part four
Reason four: Because, at our best, it is what we have always done.
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Four reasons fostering and adoption are in the DNA of the Church - part three
Reason three: Because it explains, expresses and celebrates who we are.
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Four reasons fostering and adoption are in the DNA of the Church - part two
Reason two: Because it is a justice issue.
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Four reasons fostering and adoption are in the DNA of the Church - part one
Reason one: Because of God's heart for the vulnerable.
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