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Are you over 21? Do you have a spare bedroom? If the answer is YES and you think you can draw on your abilities to help a child, young person or siblings who need stability and care then we want to hear from you. Join us for a short presentation and find out how you can make a difference in a child's life by getting involved in fostering.

Have you seen the latest advert from the ITV aiming to encourage children and young people to eat more vegetables? Eat Them To Defeat Them is a campaign from ITV and Veg Power to encourage kids to eat more veg. 80% of kids and 96% of teenagers don't eat enough vegetables. Share the tips and tricks you use to get your young people to eat more veg! #EatThemToDefeatThem #LetsFoster

Could you foster for a local child? Blackburn with Darwen is looking for people with a spare room who could foster a child or help us keep siblings together. If you think you could be the difference to a child or young person then we want to hear from you today! #LetsFoster #BeTheDifference #Foster4BwD

It's National Pizza Day! why not try homemade pizzas with the kids?! Check out the link to the BBCs Good Food Recipes for homemade pizzas with veggie faces! #NationalPizzaDay #LetsFoster

Have you seen our new advert playing on the big screen at Lark Hill and outside the Town Hall? Could you do something amazing for a child like Charlie? #LetsFoster #BwDAdvertising #Charlie

Get involved in #FCF19
Spread the word
One of the aims of Foster Care Fortnight is to raise the profile of fostering and the transformational power of foster care - the power to #changeafuture. We often find that existing foster carers are the best advert for fostering, so if you are a foster carer (or are part of a fostering family or fostering service) please help spread the word. Tell others your fostering story - about the futures you have changed and how fostering has changed your future. Encourage your friends, family and colleagues to find out more by visiting our website. If you're not a foster carer already, why not? #LetsFoster #Foster4BwD

Are you over 21? Do you have a spare bedroom? If the answer is YES and you think you can draw on your abilities to help a child, young person or siblings who need stability and care then we want to hear from you. Join us for a short presentation and find out how you can make a difference in a child's life by getting involved in fostering.

There is also a way of using screen time on your Android devices. ScreenTime for Android is an inexpensive and simple way of monitoring the amount of time your family spends on the phone or tablet. #Screentime #LetsFoster #Foster4BwD

People born in the year of the Pig think logically and are able to fix whatever problem they're in. They aren't good communicators, but they're kind and able to provide for the family. Most of them are wealthy. Their only obvious fault is that they lose their temper easily. Happy Chinese New Year! #YearofthePig #LetsFoster

Safer Internet Day 2019 will take place on Tuesday 5th February with the theme ‘Together for a better internet'.
Coordinated in the UK by the UK Safer Internet Centre the celebration sees hundreds of schools and organisations join together to raise awareness of online safety issues and run events and activities right across the UK.
Find out more and get involved! www.saferinternetday.org.uk #SaferInternetDay2019

Did you know you can restrict the amount of time your child spends on their phone with a simple pin? They can request additional time that you would need to approve but this is a fantastic way of keeping your young people safe online. #SaferOnline #LetsFoster #Foster4BwD

When you foster for Blackburn with Darwen you will get free membership to FosterTalk and FosterLine. They are there to offer impartial advice for all things fostering. Could be a question about tax or could be advice about benefits. They also have amazing offers and discounts on the high street and days out. #LetsFoster #FosterTalk #Foster4BwD

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We are looking for long term foster carers to look after some of our children until they reach adulthood. Long Term fostering isn't for everyone but seeing the difference you have made as the child you first met leaves home for university or begins to move into independence is one of the most rewarding things you can do. #LetsFoster #Foster4BwD

Foster carers come from all walks of life! You might think you are too old, or cant foster because you are single but that's not the case. As long as you have a spare room and the time to share your life experiences to help a child become the best version of themselves we want to hear from you. #LetsFoster #Foster4BwD

In the North West, we need to recruit 1240 new fostering families in 2019. This is more than anywhere else in the UK. More and more children are coming into care and every day we are seeing less foster carers that are able to take them. Foster carers are retiring and more foster carers are taking more placements which means we are running out of spare rooms! If you have a spare room and want to make a difference, call us today! At Blackburn with Darwen we offer all the training and support you need with a generous financial package to allow you to help and support the young people in your care! #FosterTogether #LetsFoster #Foster4BwD

There are many benefits of keeping siblings together in foster care. These include:
- Makes settling into a foster placement less traumatic - They go on to achieve better grades in school - Supports their emotional wellbeing
... You’ll find siblings who are placed into foster homes together often settle quicker, as with the support of their brothers or sisters they tend to adjust to the situation easier than those who are separated.
Help us keep siblings together and foster for Blackburn with Darwen. #LetsFoster #SiblingsTogether #Foster4BwD
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