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Whether you are looking for a fostering agency or simply want to gain some training

My Foster Family is a bespoke recruitment and training specialist that caters for a diverse range of families in the UK looking to begin their own
journey in fostering.

31/05/2024

As Eid approaches, it's essential to remember the Muslim children in foster care who may feel overlooked during this special time. It's up to us to ensure they're not left behind, and that's why we're reaching out to you today.

My Family Group, My Foster Family and Muslim Foster Network are dedicated to providing these children with a sense of belonging and joy during Ramadan and Eid. But we can't do it alone. We need your help to make sure every child in foster care feels valued and cherished.

Your donation can make a world of difference, allowing us to create special £25 Gift Boxes filled with essential items for these children to celebrate Eid with dignity and happiness. Let's show them that they're not alone and that their community cares for them deeply.
Together, let's extend a hand of compassion and support to these children in foster care. Donate today and help us bring smiles to their faces this Eid.

https://www.swanlondon.org/appeal/fostergiftboxes

16/06/2023

LAST CHANCE to enter the Eid card competition! Open to all children in the UK up to the age of 18, this is their chance to get creative and have fun. The winning entry will get their design on cards sold around the world which will help raise money for Muslim Foster Network. Deadline is the 19th June.

https://peacocksupplies.com/eidcardcomp/

Lot’s of entries already coming in so don’t miss your chance to enter.

12/06/2023

The Reflective Fostering Study – Last chance for foster and kinship carers to join this important study!

Are you a foster or kinship carer? Do you want to help researchers learn more about how best to provide support for carers?

The Anna Freud is taking part in the Reflective Fostering Study for the final time before the study closes for new participants this September 2023. Help them understand if Reflective Fostering, a
ten-week support programme, makes a real difference to you and the children you care for.

The study is open to registered foster or kinship carers in the UK who are currently caring for a child aged 4–13. The team especially welcomes male carers, faith-based carers, minoritised ethnic carers
and kinship carers, to help ensure the study is inclusive and understanding the support needs of all carers.

If there is sufficient interest, they may run targeted programmes for these minoritised groups.

If you want to find out more about the study, please fill in THIS FORM or email the team at [email protected]
You can also visit their website to hear from other carers who have taken part in the study:
https://www.annafreud.org/parents-and-carers/reflective-fostering-programme/

10/06/2023

The UK’s largest supplier of multi-faith celebratory products, Peacock Supplies has launched their charity Eid card competition which is open to British schoolchildren of all backgrounds up to 18 years old.

The designs will be assessed by a judging panel that includes leading Muslim illustrators and Adam Hargreaves, the renowned author and illustrator of the Mr. Men and Little Miss books.

The overall winner will have their card produced and sold globally by Peacock Supplies, with proceeds donated to the Muslim Foster Network.

29/05/2023

Statistics tell us that the life-chances for children in care are shamefully dire, but they don’t tell us what the human cost is of a care system which doesn’t recognise a child’s faith.

Sam Zekeria speaks about his experience being brought up as an Ethiopian Muslim child in care: “I didn’t know any Muslims personally, none of my friends were Muslims, none of the people I was close to was Muslim. The only interaction I had with Muslims was watching the news or reading what was in the newspaper. It was only after I left my foster parents and started living independently then I started to question who I am, and where I belong. Living in care, you get used to not exactly fitting in anywhere and get used to moving.”

Now a teacher, Sam has accepted Islam as an adult and feels he has discovered an identity he was disconnected from. He feels it wasn’t right that he wasn’t given any exposure to his family background.

There are many children like Sam who will be struggling to understand their heritage.

Find out how you can play a part in this vital conversation: My Family Group – It takes a community a raise a child
https://rb.gy/0gcq4

Read our report: Annual Roundtable Report Launch – My Family Group
https://rb.gy/u85pb

26/05/2023

Susan is a foster carer who has cared for over 100 children and has the unique experience of fostering both as a non-Muslim and a Muslim carer.

Susan became a Muslim over 7 years ago following a placement she had with Muslim children. She used the analogy of eating with a fork to describe the importance of faith-sensitive and cultural humility informed care.

While there is a scriptural position on using utensils to eat, there is also cultural dimensions to the etiquettes of eating that will take on different nuances for different members of the Muslim community, and which themselves have their own political and potentially stigmatising impacts.

Being attuned to these sensitivities as a Muslim carer means that Susan can make one of the many aspects of her children’s day that much less alienating. For children who are undergoing the trauma of being removed from their families – these small considerations that make up their day can have all the impact on their sense of stability and well-being.

Read our report: Annual Roundtable Report Launch – My Family Group
https://rb.gy/u85pb

Find out more about our work: My Family Group – It takes a community a raise a child https://rb.gy/0gcq4

24/05/2023

Children in the care system are four times more likely to have mental health problems. This picture is further complicated for Muslim-heritage children in care who face wider structural and cultural issues when it comes to accessing mental health care.

Muslims more generally face cultural taboos and are more reluctant to seek help, and mental health practitioners, who receive little to no faith-sensitivity training, say they feel anxious dealing with Muslim families, creating a self-perpetuating cycle.

Research undertaken by found that over 80% of young people that had experienced mental health struggles said that faith played a positive role in supporting mental wellbeing. More than half of young people surveyed overall also said they are likely to turn to faith when experiencing mental health struggles. These findings underscore the importance of a faith-sensitive wrap around support service for vulnerable Muslim children, and the need for multi-agency cooperation in this regard.

Find out more about our work: My Family Group – It takes a community a raise a child
https://rb.gy/0gcq4

22/05/2023

Children’s notion of identity defines who they are, where they belong, who they are connected to, how others see them and how ‘settled’ they are. These factors influence children’s values, their beliefs - in themselves and the world they live in – their thoughts, feelings, and behaviour. These are fundamental building blocks for young people’s well-being.

Parenting involves establishing a narrative which brings these key elements together. For children in the care system for whom this narrative is fragmented, it is crucial to ensure they are nurtured by family units and systems which repair that narrative and value every part of their emerging identity. Faith is a key component of this.

My Family Group work to ensure the experience of the Muslim-heritage child is not forgotten. Our most recent report has started an important conversation that we invite you be a part of.

Read our report: Annual Roundtable Report Launch – My Family Group
https://rb.gy/u85pb

Find out more about our work: My Family Group – It takes a community a raise a child

https://rb.gy/0gcq4

19/05/2023

Ahmed, a care-experienced child, was separated from his siblings and placed with a non-Muslim family during the holy month of Ramadan. This meant, despite the trauma of being placed in care, he faced the added difficulty of observing this usually communal, and familial event entirely alone.

The Muslim community is not a monolith, and so these children will come from varying religious backgrounds – therefore the issue concerning Muslim-heritage children is one that requires understanding, dialogue and collaboration. This is also why we use the term Muslim-heritage to account for the spectrum of belief and practice that exists for British Muslims.

Find out how you can play a part in this vital conversation: My Family Group – It takes a community a raise a child

Read our report: Annual Roundtable Report Launch – My Family Group
https://rb.gy/u85pb

17/05/2023

The latest research into the care sector suggests there are approximately 5,000 Muslim-heritage children in care, including unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, a staggering 75-95% of whom it is estimated come from a Muslim background.

A majority of these children are from black and minority ethnic communities, and therefore face the added disadvantage of having to wait longer to find permanent placements due to their ethnic background.

The research shows that more than half of all Muslim-heritage children in care spend time with non-Muslim families, this is worrying because of the lack of faith-sensitivity training. Councils across the UK are looking for Muslim foster carers to come forward.
Find out how you can play a part: My Family Group – It takes a community a raise a child.

Read our report: Annual Roundtable Report Launch – My Family Group
https://rb.gy/u85pb

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