LGBT+ History Month 2025
LGBT History Month is a time to celebrate and reflect on the rich history, struggles, and achievements of LGBTQ+ community. Each year, it offers a chance to recognise the individuals, movements, and milestones that have shaped LGBTQ+ rights and visibility, both in the UK and globally. By looking back at the challenges faced and the progress made, LGBT History Month serves not only as a moment of pride but also as an opportunity to educate and inspire change for a more inclusive future. With a different theme each year, the month encourages learning, reflection, and action, providing a platform to …
Fostering in Nottingham and Surrounding Area
Are you looking for a way to make a real difference in someone’s life? Do you have the compassion, patience, and commitment to offer a child the love and stability they deserve? If so, becoming a foster carer with Sunbeam could be the rewarding journey you’ve been waiting for. What is Fostering Fostering is a way to offer children and young people a safe, nurturing home while their own parents are unable to look after them. How long you care for the child depends on the type of foster care. It can range from one night to many years, or …
Fostering in 2025
As the new year begins, it’s a time for fresh starts, renewed hope, and setting intentions for the months ahead. For many, the beginning of the year is a moment to reflect on how we can make a difference—not just for ourselves but for others. If you have ever thought about fostering, there’s no better time than now to turn that thought into action. A new year is often seen as a blank page a time to step outside our comfort zones and embrace new challenges. By becoming a foster carer, you’re not just starting a new chapter in your …
Silver Jubilee Ceremony
As many of you are aware, we recently held our annual foster carer award ceremony to honour the accomplishments of our foster carers. The fact that this year commemorates 25 years of Sunbeam made it even more memorable than previous years!The well-being and positive outcomes of children have been the cornerstones of the last 25 years. Three social workers came together with the goal of changing the lives of children when Sunbeam was founded in 2000. Having been on the front lines of social work themselves, they saw the struggles children experienced and decided to start an organisation that would …
Choosing Fostering as a Career
Fostering children is one of the most meaningful and rewarding careers one can pursue. Unlike traditional jobs, fostering isn’t just about earning a living—it’s about making a difference in the lives of children who need stability, love, and guidance. If you’ve ever considered fostering as a career, here’s why it might be the life-changing path you’re looking for. What Does It Mean to Foster? Fostering involves providing temporary care for children and young people who cannot live with their birth families due to various reasons, such as neglect, abuse, or family crises. As a foster carer, your role is to …
International Children’s Day
Today, on International Children’s Day, we come together to celebrate the joy, resilience, and potential of every child. This day is a powerful reminder of the need to protect and nurture children, ensuring they grow up in safe, loving, and supportive environments where they can thrive and reach their full potential. At Sunbeam Fostering, The wellbeing of children lies at the heart of everything we do. For vulnerable children, fostering provides a critical lifeline—a chance to heal, feel secure, and flourish in a family setting. Each child has their own story, dreams, and talents, and it is our collective responsibility to help them …
Anti Bullying
Bullying can occur anywhere, including school, home, and online. Bullying is typically repeated over time and can harm a child physically and emotionally, even into adulthood. Anti-Bullying Week 2024 is coordinated in England and Wales by the Anti-Bullying Alliance. It is taking place from November 11 to November 15, this year, with the theme Choose Respect. Bullying affects millions of people and can make them feel helpless. But this does not have to be the case. It can be changed, if challenged and it all starts with reaching out. So reach out to your children and foster children and show …
National Care Leaver Week
As we observe National Care Leaver Week, Sunbeam Fostering Services is proud to join the conversation around the challenges and triumphs of care leavers across the UK. This week is about celebrating the resilience and potential of young people who have spent time in foster care and are now making their way toward independence. It’s also a time to recognize the importance of continued support, and to highlight the resources available to help care leavers thrive. Leaving care can be a daunting experience, as it involves transitioning from a support system to independent living, often at a younger age than …
Children of Foster Carers Month
October is a time to shine a light on a very special group of children who often go unnoticed – the children of foster carers. While foster carers open their homes to children in need, the biological or adopted children of these carers play an equally important role. They are the unsung heroes who contribute to the loving, stable environment foster children need, sharing their homes, families, and sometimes even their parents’ attention. Children of Foster Carers Month is an annual campaign led by The Fostering Network, which celebrates the vital role that children of foster carers play in a …