Mosaic Fostering
Supportive (Respite) Care in Fostering: What It Is, How It Works and Why It Matters
When people hear the term respite care in fostering, they can sometimes picture something clinical or disruptive. At Mosaic Foster Care, we call it supportive care because that is what it is meant to be – a positive, planned layer of support around the child, the foster parents and the whole household. It is not about stepping away from a…
Read MoreFoster care pay in the UK: 10 difficult questions people ask
Money, so they say, makes the world go round. But in the world of fostering, few topics are as divisive as finances. Spend five minutes on social media and you will quickly find people arguing foster parents are paid too much, that fostering has become “too commercial” or that people should foster purely out of…
Read MoreFrom 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 MoreSupporting Young People in Brightlingsea: Mosaic Visits Local Youth Club
At Mosaic Foster Care, we believe supporting children and young people goes well beyond the homes of our foster families. Strong communities play a vital role in helping young people feel safe, valued and able to grow. That’s why we were delighted to support the 4YOUth Club in Brightlingsea through our involvement with the Palmer & Partners 500 Club. The 500 Club is a community…
Read More‘I Cried When I Got Through Panel As A Single Parent’
There’s lots of myths about fostering – some bizarre, some perfectly understandable – and, at Mosaic Foster Care, we’ve heard them all countless times. One of the most persistent is that you can’t be a foster parent if you’re on your own, that you need to provide the ‘model’ family experience in order to even be considered suitable foster parent material. Nothing could be further from the truth – and we can prove…
Read MoreFostering Finances Uncovered: How Foster Carer Pay Really Works
One of the first concerns anyone has when they start thinking about fostering is the money. They want to know if, when and how much foster parents get paid. They want to know if the money people earn as foster carers is stable enough to live on. And they want to know if they’ll be left without any sort of income if a placement suddenly ends. These are sensible questions. For many households,…
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 MoreWhat Is Step-Down Fostering? And Why Mosaic Is So Effective At It
For children in residential care, the goal is not to stay there indefinitely. Residential homes play an important role in keeping young people safe at moments of crisis but they are not usually where a child will thrive in the long term. When the time is right, the next step is to transition from a…
Read MoreWhat Happens To Foster Children When They Turn 18? Staying Put – And Why It Matters For Long-Term Fostering
A common fear for people considering fostering is that they will become too emotionally attached to a child who then has to move on. And it’s often an influencing factor for people considering whether to adopt a child or foster. People thinking about becoming foster parents regularly ask us the same question: “What happens to…
Read MoreTherapy, Community And Financial support – Why People Choose Long-Term Fostering Over Adoption
Immediate access to therapy, financial benefits and professional support packages offered by fostering agencies like Mosaic Foster Care are attracting adopters to consider long-term fostering as a more viable alternative. The initial dilemma is straightforward – adoption promises legal guardianship but that comes with limited post-adoption help, eroded in recent years by significant reductions to…
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