Family Life

At least 550 new foster families are needed across the South West region during 2015 to provide stable, secure and loving homes for record numbers of fostered children, according to figures released today from The Fostering Network.

Each day sees over 63,000 children living with over 52,500 foster families in homes across the UK. With a rising number of children coming into care, and...

Local parenting website Mumsnet Plymouth is recruiting local mums to arrange parent meet ups at various locations throughout Plymouth.

Everyone is welcome to come along! Join a Group Meet-up for news of regular get togethers. Parenting can be quite isolating and we are hoping to try and help with that by arranging meet ups where parents can chat, share experiences and make new friends...

Plymouth libraries are joining schools, bookshops, libraries and community groups across the country in celebrating the first ever Harry Potter Book Night on Thursday 5 February.

Organised by Bloomsbury Children’s Books, the event is a chance for Harry Potter newbies and existing Muggles to share JK Rowling’s unforgettable stories and introduce the next generation of readers to the...

Plymouth City Council’s fostering service is asking people to make a new year’s resolution to do something extraordinary and make a difference in a child’s life by fostering.

There are currently more than 400 children and young people in care and there is an on-going campaign to recruit more foster carers.

When a child cannot be cared for within their family, the Council’s...