Case Study
From hesitation to teamwork –how Julie and Clive became foster parents together
For a couple, just deciding what to have for dinner or what to watch on the telly can be a cause of major friction. So the thought of both parties agreeing to become foster parents – committing 100 per cent to a whole new way of life with so many unknowns – requires a partnership made of strong stuff. What if one partner is all in, the other not…
Read More“We’re always there for them. We never say goodbye” Life as a Foster Parent: Tracey’s 15-Year Fostering Journey with Mosaic Foster Care
Foster parent Tracey and her husband Pete have been with Mosaic Foster Care for 15 years. Here, she tells us all about her fostering journey, how and why she became a foster parent and the tips and advice she has gathered while looking after eight young people down the years. Why Tracey became a foster parent: “My house felt empty.” Before becoming a…
Read More‘When they slip their hand in yours – it just makes your heart melt’: Thelma and Daniel’s fostering story with Mosaic Foster Care
Mosaic Foster Care foster parent THELMA and her son Daniel decided to become foster parents together after the death of Thelma’s mum, who had dementia. Daniel had worked in care homes and cared for his grandmother for nine years before deciding he’d like the chance to go into foster care, with Thelma by his side. Thelma explained how they initially became involved…
Read MoreI’m Still Fostering at 72 – Why Age Is No Barrier to Becoming a Foster Carer
Helping children recover from trauma as a foster parent takes a certain sort of person. They are required to wear many hats – mentor, advocate, friend – all while navigating the many and varied needs of their foster child. For that reason, at Mosaic Foster Care we have many different types of people and family set-ups who, as foster parents, deliver the care vulnerable young people need to…
Read MoreMeet Tyler May: The Youth Support Worker Helping Girls Reclaim Their Spark
At Mosaic Foster Care, our ethos has always been to provide foster parents with the very highest level of support we are capable of providing. That pledge also extends to the children. Their welfare is paramount and that means seeing and speaking to them on their own – as well as in the foster family…
Read More‘Mosaic ensured there was time for everyone to get comfortable’
Our foster parents are the heart and lungs of what we offer at Mosaic Foster Care. Without them and their passion, patience and generosity, the life-changing outcomes many of our children experience would not be provided. Helena Nunn and her husband Lee, who live in Stowmarket, Suffolk, came to us because they wanted to make…
Read More‘The support package you get from Mosaic is unbelievable’
At Mosaic Foster Care, the support and training we offer is designed to result in life-changing outcomes for children and the families who care for them. But those changes do not come easily. Helping a child recover from trauma requires deep personal wells of empathy and patience as well as the ability to ask for…
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