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Foster with Bucks, 29 September 2022 - Case study

Fostering can be an extremely rewarding venture. Not only are you providing a loving home for a child who needs one, but you are also enriching your own lives. There will be some who want to foster a child but feel they are unsuitable or incapable for a number of …

Foster with Bucks, 28 September 2022 - Events

Buckinghamshire Council's new Corporate Director for Children’s Services, John Macilwraith is now in post and will meet with Foster Carers for a coffee and a cake event.

Foster with Bucks, 27 September 2022 - Events

On Thursday 1st September, members of the Foster with Bucks Recruitment team joined colleagues from the wider council at the Bucks County Show in Weedon Park on the outskirts of Aylesbury.

Foster with Bucks, 23 September 2022 - Advice and support for foster carers

Diabetes, or high blood sugar, also is an area of concern for Africans and Caribbeans, who are almost twice as likely to be diagnosed with the disease as Caucasians. Additionally, Africans and Caribbeans are more likely to suffer complications from diabetes, such as end-stage renal disease and lower extremity amputations. …

Foster with Bucks, 22 September 2022 - Events

During Black History Month, we are speaking to our wonderful Foster with Bucks foster carers about their experiences of looking after children from African and Caribbean backgrounds and asking them what are the challenges around establishing a positive sense of identity within them.

Foster with Bucks, 22 September 2022 - Advice and support for foster carers

We can all agree that names are important. For many, our names are chosen thoughtfully and considerately by our families and can give us a sense of belonging and connection. Some names are chosen because of their specific meaning or because they reflect a particular interest; some names are chosen …

Foster with Bucks, 22 September 2022 - Case study

One of the risk factors for heart disease is high blood pressure. Also known as hypertension, this condition is particularly troublesome for Africans and Caribbeans. In fact, one in three African and Caribbeans suffer from high blood pressure.

Foster with Bucks, 22 September 2022 - Events

A little-known fact is that black people and people of colour were living as ‘free people’ in the Tudor times, coming to Britain's shores in a variety of ways, mainly through trade with countries such as Morocco. But it wasn’t just in Elizabethan England that black people were making their …

Foster with Bucks, 21 September 2022 - Advice and support for foster carers

"'Black don’t crack' is a statement I’ve lived by my whole life as a woman of colour", says Jessica Cruel, writing in SELF magazine. "For years, I believed my dark skin would guard me against ageing. If you look at the older African-American women in my family or even celebrities …

Foster with Bucks, 21 September 2022 - Case study

What to know about lupus rash on Black skin.