Open your heart and change a young life forever
Merton residents can make the difference in a child’s or young person’s life by becoming their foster carer. The borough needs carers who can commit their time to provide a […]
Category Archives: Adoption and fostering
Merton Council campaigns to protect children
Merton residents are being advised to contact the council if their child is living with someone other than a parent or a close family member or if they themselves are […]
Make fostering a child your New Year’s resolution
As Merton residents start thinking ahead to the New Year, the council is reminding people of the difference they can make by opening their home to a child. Foster carers […]
Could you make it happen?
To coincide with National Adoption Week, Merton is again appealing for adoptive parents and long-term foster carers to give loving homes to the large number of children currently waiting to […]
A week to remember?
If you have ever thought about long-term fostering or adopting a child, now is the perfect time to find out more. Merton Council is putting on two events to support […]
Fosterers needed to take the driving seat
A major recruitment campaign has been launched in a bid to promote foster carer recruitment across the borough of Merton. The campaign, featured on Mitcham Belle Buses, aims to reflect […]
Merton honours its foster carers
Merton hosted the dinner and dance event on Friday 14 May, at Cannizaro House Hotel, as part of Foster Care Fortnight. The night was in recognition of the invaluable service […]
Foster Care Fortnight in Merton
Foster carers from across Merton will take part in the UK wide campaign, Foster Care Fortnight from 10th May. Foster Care Fortnight is an annual campaign coordinated by the charity, […]
Good news for Merton’s looked after children
Merton is stepping up a gear in its recruitment drive for adoptive families and foster carers, following the recent appointment of a dedicated Fostering and Adoption Publicity and Information officer, […]
Merton celebrates success of its young people in care
Merton hosted its own Oscars style awards ceremony on Friday 19th of March, but this time, the recipients of the awards were Merton’s young people in care. This is the […]