Diagrama the not-for-profit fostering and adoption agency hosted a picnic and family fun day in Purley for their foster carers, adopters and their children.
On Saturday 7 September, foster carers, adopters and their children enjoyed a family fun day picnic in Purley, with Diagrama the not-for-profit agency. The event was attended by 50 foster carers and adopters and 50 children, plus some of the Diagrama team with their children.
The weather on the day was very pleasant and the children and adults enjoyed themselves with bouncy castles, a mini soft play, piggy back races and a pitch and putt competition.
For those that preferred not to be too energetic there was face painting and temporary tattoos and the opportunity to do crafts, including jewellery making, or painting rocks and tracing leaves and twigs to create pictures.
There was also a competition to win a ‘Diagramasaurous’, a stuffed toy dinosaur. The children donated £1 to guess the toy’s name and all the money that was collected is being donated to a school in Kenya which cares for 300 children.
Kate Patel, Head of Fostering and Adoption, Diagrama Foundation said, “At Diagrama we know how important it is for fostered and adopted children, foster carers and adopters to develop relationships, make friends and expand their network. Events liked this give our team, our foster carers, adopters and the children we support a fun day out where they can develop new relationships and share their experiences.
“There is currently a national shortage of foster carers and a need for adopters for sibling groups and children with disabilities. The team at Diagrama is ready to talk to anyone who feels that they can offer a safe and secure home to a child or children. If this is you, I would encourage you to make a call or email us for an exploratory conversation.”
To find out why fostering with a charity is different, visit www.diagramafostering.org.uk and to explore adoption with Diagrama visit www.diagramaadoption.org.uk
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To find out more about the Kenyan school that Diagrama Foundation is supporting, visit – https://www.gofundme.com/f/rusinga-friends-spotlight-school-fundraiser
About Diagrama Fostering and Adoption
Diagrama is an independent, not-for-profit fostering and adoption agency that cares for children across London, Kent, West and East Sussex, Berkshire and Surrey.
The Diagrama Agency is small enough to offer a personalised experience while benefitting from the expertise and security that comes with being part of the larger Diagrama charitable foundation.
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About Diagrama Foundation
Diagrama Foundation is a Kent based charity that supports vulnerable children, young people, and adults to live their best life.
Diagrama has a Supported Living Service across Bromley and Mid Sussex, three homes for adults with learning disabilities in Orpington, an eight-bed care home for adults with learning disabilities in West Sussex a fifty-bed care home for the elderly with nursing and dementia needs in Essex, and a fostering and adoption service in the southeast.
- The Supported Living Service, cares for 33 adults with learning disabilities, in seven schemes across Bromley and one scheme in Mid Sussex helping them to develop skills and confidence to live in their own house either on their own or with others.
- At Cabrini House in Orpington the charity promotes the development of core skills for 23 adults with learning disabilities so that they can lead independent lives integrated within their community.
- Duckyls Farm, a 100 acre care home in West Sussex for eight residents with learning disabilities, allows the charity to explore the physical, mental and social benefits that working with animals and in nature can offer to people with a learning disability.
- The team at their nursing and dementia care home, Edensor Care Centre in Clacton on Sea, support vulnerable residents to live life to the full.
- Diagrama’s adoption and fostering service cares for children in London, Kent, West and East Sussex, Berkshire and Surrey.
Many vulnerable children and adults don’t get the support they need to develop their true potential, but the Diagrama team know that when someone has time and belief invested in them, they come alive, because that investment has made them feel valued and worthy.
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