Fostering First and Key Assets Consulting 2023 Annual Report
Fostering First Ireland and Key Assets Consulting are thrilled to publish our combined 2023 Annual Report, a detailed overview of a positive year for both companies. This report reflects our continued unwavering dedication and commitment to serving children, families and communities through our collective services in collaboration with our partners in Tusla.
10 Questions with FFI Carers, Steven and Gareth.
Tell us about yourselves? We are Steven and Gar, we live in Tallaght. We are both in our early 40s and are fostering with FFI since 2020. When & why did you decide to foster? We began exploring the idea of fostering about 6 years ago. We decided to look into fostering for a number […]
We made our first steps a year ago.
The Conlon Family tell us about their experience across the last year from the assessment process to their first foster placement.
Spring Newsletter – Care Day 2024
On February 16th we had the chance to celebrate all of the wonderful young people in care by marking Care Day 2024. Care Day was established to celebrate the positive experiences and contributions of children and young people in care or with care experience. This year’s theme is ‘I am what I choose to become.’ […]
Spring Newsletter – Education Update
Children in primary school are showing to be struggling more and more with some aspects of educational attainment. This may have been accelerated by the pandemic over the last three years, with periods of missed school learning opportunities. But, there is more to the picture, like a jigsaw puzzle there are many things that impact […]
Spring Newsletter – Social Work Update
North Team Update Spring greetings from the North team! It’s wonderful to see the mornings and evenings getting that little bit brighter. I hope everyone has recovered from the challenging and unpredictable storms and icy weather. I know many of you were without electricity for a considerable time following Storm Éowyn. In November, thankfully Storm Dara […]
Spring Newsletter – Director’s Update
Hi everyone, Our focus for much of this year is on our 20-year anniversary celebrations! We are in full-scale planning mode at the moment, with events spread across the year. Our first event is the conference in May, celebrating our journey to becoming a fully trauma-informed organisation and the trauma-informed practice we have developed. The […]
Recruitment Team Update – September 2023
Dear carers, I hope you are well and enjoyed the summer break, despite the weather! Recruitment has seen an unexpected surge in activity this summer. Despite the usual lull in July and August, we have experienced a high number of enquiries, home visits and started a number of new assessments. We are delighted to see […]
Young People’s Update – Autumn 2023
Chatter Matters Our young people’s forum Chatter Matters meets every month online and in-person during school breaks. It is a great opportunity to meet other young people in care and give us your ideas and suggestions about things we can do for young people in Fostering First. We have two groups, one for 12-14 year […]
Social Work Teams Updated – September 2023.
South Team Hi Everyone, I hope everyone enjoyed the summer break and got to spend time together with your families. We have had a nice summer here in the South and are looking forward to getting back to our groups in September. We have had a few young people across our group who are nearing […]
