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Foster children thrive in the Mockingbird nest

An innovative programme which offers a network of extra support to local foster carers has just celebrated its first year of success. The Mockingbird Programme, which is offered by less […]

Two years of Pause Slough changing the lives of vulnerable women

Pause Slough is celebrating two years of changing the lives of some of the area’s most vulnerable women. The innovative programme, which is a national initiative, is run locally by […]

O2 working together with Slough Children’s Services Trust

Supporting young people has always been really important to us here at O2, whether that’s in developing their early careers with us or through the work our youth programme, Go […]

Foster carers share their stories during Foster Care Fortnight

Foster carers and young people, working with Slough Children’s Services Trust, are sharing some of their thoughts about fostering, as part of Foster Care Fortnight. Some of Trust’s Foster carers […]

Foster care ambassadors needed

Slough Children’s Services Trust is asking the local community to get behind Foster Care Fortnight by becoming a fostering ambassador. The national campaign starts on Monday, 13 May and the […]

O2 pull out the stops to inspire our young people

Monday’s are rarely the best day of the week for any of us but, for me, last Monday was fantastic! Myself, Sabbah Khan, also from Virtual school, and Harry Sandhar, […]

Sofia’s story: Muslim faith a key factor to becoming a foster carer

Compared to some of our local foster carers, I’m pretty new to this. I started my fostering journey around 18 months ago and now look after a teenage girl who […]

Can you help us find more foster carers?

Slough Children’s Services Trust is asking for your help in finding more local foster carers. It has been widely reported that there is national shortage of foster carers and there […]

Significant progress for children’s services in Slough

Significant progress has been made by Slough Children’s Services Trust and Slough Borough Council in tackling the deep-rooted problems that have resulted in children’s services being rated inadequate for the […]

Could 2019 be the year you become a foster parent?

Slough Children’s Services Trust is urging anyone who has ever considered becoming a foster parent to start looking into making it a reality for 2019. There are many children in […]