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Sofia’s story: Muslim faith a key factor to becoming a foster carer

Compared to some of our local foster carers, I’m pretty new to this. I started my fostering journey around 18 months ago and now look after a teenage girl who […]

Can you help us find more foster carers?

Slough Children’s Services Trust is asking for your help in finding more local foster carers. It has been widely reported that there is national shortage of foster carers and there […]

Significant progress for children’s services in Slough

Significant progress has been made by Slough Children’s Services Trust and Slough Borough Council in tackling the deep-rooted problems that have resulted in children’s services being rated inadequate for the […]

Could 2019 be the year you become a foster parent?

Slough Children’s Services Trust is urging anyone who has ever considered becoming a foster parent to start looking into making it a reality for 2019. There are many children in […]

A big thanks from Slough Children’s Services Trust

Slough Children’s Services Trust would like to thank everyone, including staff, residents and businesses, who supported the organisation’s Christmas gift appeal. Hundreds of gifts were collected for some of the […]

Christmas toy appeal launched for children in care

Slough Children’s Services Trust has just launched its Christmas Toy Appeal to ensure that every child in care across the borough receives a gift on Christmas day and gets to […]

A new way of supporting our foster carers

The Mockingbird Programme, which is offered by less than 20 organisations nationwide, was officially launched last Friday at Arbour Park Stadium. Using an extended family model, it works by building […]

A celebration of foster carers in Slough

Foster carers from across Slough were partying long into the night on Saturday as Slough Children’s Services Trust’s hosted its annual Foster Carer Dinner, Dance and Awards Ceremony, held at […]

Turning round the lives of vulnerable women in Slough

Pause Slough recently celebrated its first anniversary as part of Slough Children’s Services Trust, a year that has seen the lives turned round of 17 women who were previously at […]

Trust appoints new Chief Executive

Slough Children’s Services Trust has appointed Lisa Humphreys as its new Chief Executive. A qualified social worker with more than 20 years’ experience in children’s social care, youth offending and […]