Autumn 2008
- Big issue
Young people have always had their lives organised by adults who think they know best – and looked-after children more than most. Now they are going on the front foot, as Kate Hilpern found out
- Practical fostering
Despite the credit crunch, long-term financial planning is more important than ever. There are several possible options for foster carers. Geraldine Brennan checks them out
- Profile
Setting up a foster care association, fundraising and running it can be daunting to some. But for Ann Holder and colleagues in East Sussex it has made a world of difference. She talked to Laurence Pollock
- Problem shared
Is new legislation designed to protect the corporate parent from prosecution while leaving the foster carer vulnerable?
- Straight talking
Andrew Bridge's story about foster care in California is hair-raising but now he's making a difference. He talked to Kate Hilpern about his life and writing
- Letters
The problems foster carers can expereince in trying to get insurance cover for their homes and contents




