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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 Think Big, does to help them get the experience and opportunities they need for the future. We all know that young people have very different […]

Moe’s story: New to fostering but wouldn’t change it for the world

We’re fairly new to fostering – we welcomed our first child around 18 months ago and have now fostered three children. We chose to foster as it was something my wife passionately wanted to do and I’ve always wanted to give something back by helping children who are less fortunate, so this was the perfect […]

Peter’s story: My only regret is that I didn’t start fostering 20 years earlier

My partner Annie and I started fostering 13 years ago after closing down our temporary staffing agency. I suppose the decision to foster was based on a feeling of trying to do something more altruistic other than just trying to earn a crust, and, as we had both raised families, fostering seemed to be an answer. We […]

Connie’s story: We’re still fostering in our 60s but the children keep us young

It’s more than 30 years since I started fostering. 30 years! When I took on my first child, I didn’t think my husband and I would still be fostering in our 60s but it’s really become a way of life for our family. I’m proud to say we’ve helped over a hundred children and it’s […]

Denise’s story: Being part of a foster family makes my kids the amazing little people they are

I started fostering when I was 24. It might seem quite young but having not had a ‘normal’ upbringing myself (my grandparents raised me), I knew from early on that having stability and someone to believe in you were everything and I really wanted to give that to others. I’ve been fostering for 14 years […]

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 have produced blogs, to be published over the next two weeks, which they hope will increase understanding around the need for fostering and the rewards […]

Des and Sam’s story: Fostering has made us who we are and we wouldn’t change a thing

People always have a lot of praise for foster carers, saying what amazing work we do and how we make such a difference to young people but there are huge benefits to being a foster carer too. There’s nothing better than having a bigger family and, for us, it’s a chosen family. We’ve been fostering […]

Mandy’s story: Fostering is a job that makes you feel proud

I always wanted more children of my own but was only blessed with one son. I’d mistakenly assumed that I’d be unable to foster as a single parent. How wrong I was! It wasn’t until I bumped into an old school friend who was fostering that I realised that wasn’t the case. I started looking […]

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 Trust is looking for people across Slough who can help reach out to communities and spread the word about the need for more foster carers […]

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, from CLA and Care Leavers, took six of our young people along to O2’s HQ for an insight day, which had been specially tailored for […]