Bury Council has successfully launched its enhanced support offer for Special Guardians, reinforcing its commitment to providing stable and loving homes for children who cannot live with their birth parents. The event celebrated and thanked those who care for some of our children and young people and was an opportunity to hear about their experiences.
A Council Tax discount of 50% is one of the many new rewards on offer for those who become foster carers.
Foster carers are to receive increased payments and allowances in recognition of the valuable work they do in giving children a home.
Bury Council has joined forces with Bolton Council to lead on a new national fostering campaign during the World Cup.
Local people who could offer a bright future to a child or young person through fostering can join an online webinar next Wednesday (21 July) and find out more about this rewarding role.
Local people who feel they could offer a brighter future to a child or young person through fostering can join one of two online webinars taking place in May and find out more about this rewarding role.
As we head towards Work Life Week 2020 (12-16 October), which is an opportunity for both employers and employees to focus on wellbeing at work and work life balance and with the economy and job market in flux at the moment due to the coronavirus pandemic, now could be the perfect time to think about fostering as a career.
Parents will find out tomorrow (Thursday 16 April) what primary school their young children will be joining in the autumn.
If you are LGBT+ and thinking about fostering in Bury, then Foster with Bury would like to hear from you.
A national week of action is urging anyone who has ever considered adopting to step forward as the number of children needing loving, nurturing homes continues to grow.
Parents and carers are invited to an advice and support day at Bury Town Hall on Wednesday 4 July.
Parents have been playing a vital role alongside professionals in improving services for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Kind-hearted individuals, organisations and businesses helped some of Bury’s troubled families to have a fantastic Christmas party.
Christmas came early when a party was held for 260 foster children and their carers at the Elizabethan Suite.
An open day is being held in Bury during Alcohol Awareness Week to showcase the services available to families affected by problematic alcohol use.
Pupils at Greenhill Primary School can look forward to getting new play equipment as thanks for taking part in a pirate adventure game.
Parents who have applied for a 30 hours' free childcare code and have not received one can call HMRC on 0300 123 4097 to be issued one over the phone.
Two events for young families are taking place at Prestwich Library to mark 20 years of World Book Day.
Bury Library’s monthly Lego Club will be starting again in the new year from Saturday 4 February (2-3pm).
Bury people are being asked to ‘do something incredible’ and become foster carers to young people who need a stable family home.
Bury Council consists of six towns, Bury, Ramsbottom, Tottington, Radcliffe, Whitefield and Prestwich. Formed in April 1974 as a result of Local Government re-organisation it was one of the ten original districts that formed the County of Greater Manchester. The Borough has an area of 9,919 hectares (24,511 acres) and serves a population of 187,500.
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