Useful Weblinks

Click on the links below to access useful web links for looked after children and professionals who work with looked after children:
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Ø A National Voice
an organisation run for and by young people who are or have been in care

Ø BAAF - British Association for Adoption & Fostering
working for children separated from their birth families

Ø Barnardo's
a charity to help vulnerable children and young people transform their lives

Ø ChildLine
the free 24-hour helpline for children and young people in the UK

Ø Children's Law Centre
based in Northern Ireland, working in partnership with children and other agencies committed to realising children's rights

Ø Community Care Magazine
information provider for all social care professionals – children services

Ø CRIN - The Child Rights Information Network
operates a global network that disseminates information about children's rights amongst non-government organisations (NGOs), United Nations agencies, international government organisations, educational institutions, and other child rights experts

Ø DfES Choice Protects
information and resources from the Government's review of fostering and placement services

Ø Fostering Network
providing practical support and guidance to anyone involved in fostering

Ø FosterTalk
a voluntary benefit scheme for local authorities and agencies to provide rewards and incentives along with a range of practical information and advice services for foster carers

Ø IFCO - International Foster Care Organisation
a voluntary organisation committed to the improvement of the quality of service given to children and young people in care and the development of standards for organisations and individual carers 

Ø NCH
helps children achieve their full potential. Through its services NCH support some of the most vulnerable and excluded children in the UK 

Ø The Children’s Legal Centre
a national charity concerned with law and policy affecting children and young people

Ø Voice for the Child in Care
VCC is committed to achieving change for children and young people in the care system
Ø Who Cares? Trust
a national charity working to improve public care for children and young people who are separated from their families and living in residential or foster care



Page last updated on: 21/02/2006