Foster care

During Foster Care Fortnight, Diagrama Foundation invited their foster carers to a fun family picnic to strengthen their fostering community and thank them for everything they do. On 20 May a group of foster carers joined the Diagrama Fostering and Adoption team for a Hawaiian themed picnic in Croydon. The foster carers, their natural families…

To commemorate  International Women’s Day, the charity Diagrama is highlighting some of the many incredible achievements by women who have chosen to foster and change the life of children and young adults. Kristin Nevins share’s her home with her husband Peter, their four biological children and their 11-year-old  foster child ‘Jack’. “Our foster son ‘Jack’…

On 2 February the Government released its strategy to transform children’s social care, with ambitious plans that put families at the heart of reform  The Adoption and Fostering team at the charity Diagrama has been looking at what the Children’s Social Care Implementation Strategy will mean for those who work in the sector. At the…

With a country wide shortage of foster carers, is now the time to make a new Year’s Resolution for 2023 that won’t only change your life, but will change the life of a child too? With over 70,000 children in care in England, Diagrama  a not-for-profit fostering agency is asking people to consider making an…

On 3 September the charity Diagrama Fostering hosted a picnic at the Purley Scouts Hall in South Croydon for their foster children and carers. On 3 September the charity Diagrama Fostering held a Superhero family fun day and picnic for their foster carers, foster children and their families. The event was attended by over  100…

Chatham based Diagrama Foundation has appointed experienced communications and marketing manager Martin Newton as Head of Marketing Strategy. Newton, from Colchester,  Essex, who’s experience includes, marketing consultancy,  project managing digital multi-channel campaigns across the   public, charity and private sectors and event management  joined Diagrama Foundation  on 8 August as Head of Marketing Strategy. The role will see Martin directing…

Chris and Nic Kimmance, foster carers with the charity Diagrama Foundation are delighted to have been given a family holiday by high street giant Timpson. The Kimmance Family and their foster child will enjoy a holiday to the Festival of Sport between the 12-15 August courtesy of The Alex Timpson Trust, part of well-known high…

Diagrama Foster Carers Peter and Kristin Nevins share their home with four biological children and their 11-year-old  foster child ‘Jack’. Kristin Nevins and her husband Peter, from Surrey, foster with the charity Diagrama. For the last four years they have shared their family home with their foster child ‘Jack’.         Kristin Nevins,…

Growing up, Katie Pillay shared her home with an adult with learning disabilities fostered by her Mum Karen Parker. Motivated by what her mum was doing for others Katie knew that one day she wanted to foster too. Katie Pillay, 38, from Sidcup, was raised in a loving family in Somerset and from a young…

Across England there is a huge shortfall of parent and child foster carers with Kent based charity Diagrama currently receiving twice as many referrals as two years ago. The charity Diagrama is concerned that with the number of referrals for parent and child foster placements  at an unprecedented level, they urgently need to fill this…