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      <title>Foster Fest, A Day Built From Love, Community And The Belief Our Children Deserve Joy</title>
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      <description>Foster Fest is a special free summer event for Hull’s care experienced children and fostering community, and we need your help to make the magic happen.</description>
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      <title>Hull Fostering Charity Ice Hockey Match Returns This Summer</title>
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      <description>Hull’s free charity ice hockey match returns this August, bringing families, community spirit and support for children and young people with care experience together.&#13;
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      <title>Together We Foster Hull Shortlisted for HEY Smile Foundation Newcomer Award</title>
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      <description>Hull Fostering is incredibly proud to share that Together We Foster Hull has been shortlisted for the Newcomer Award at this year’s HEY Smile Foundation awards.&#13;
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      <title>Real Stories From Children in Foster Care</title>
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      <description>Some of Hull’s children and young people have bravely helped us share honest reflections about what living with foster carers has meant to them. Their words are powerful, emotional and real.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 19:09:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Foster Care Fortnight in Hull, “This is Fostering”</title>
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      <description>From Monday 11 May to Sunday 24 May 2026, Hull Fostering will once again be part of Foster Care Fortnight, the UK’s biggest awareness campaign for fostering. </description>
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      <title>Now’s the Time, LGBTQ+ Adoption and Fostering Week, 2 to 6 March 2026</title>
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      <description>This week is LGBTQ+ Adoption and Fostering Week, led by the charity New Family Social.&#13;
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 18:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>How Trauma Changes Perception, A Lesson We Didn’t Expect from Mary Poppins</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 12:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>How Trauma Changes Perception, A Powerful Lesson for Foster Care</title>
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      <description>If you watch the video below, you might feel a bit uncomfortable.&#13;
That feeling is important.&#13;
The clip uses a familiar film, Mrs. Doubtfire, something many of us remember as funny and comforting.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>What the Government’s Foster Care Plans Mean for Hull</title>
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      <description>The Department for Education has announced proposed changes to foster care rules aimed at encouraging more people to consider fostering, particularly single people, renters and those who work.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 09:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>National drive to find 10,000 more foster homes, what this means for Hull</title>
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      <description>The government has set out a renewed national push to recruit up to 10,000 more foster families across England as part of wider reforms to children’s social care.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 08:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>What it feels like for children to grow up without enough money</title>
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      <description>A national report published recently has shared powerful, honest words from children about what it feels like to grow up without enough money. </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 14:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>2025, a year that showed the power of Hull Fostering</title>
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      <description>As 2025 comes to an end, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on what this year has meant for Hull Fostering, our children and our carers.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Thank you to everyone who entered our pantomime ticket competition</title>
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      <description>We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who took part in our recent competition to win a family ticket to the pantomime.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 11:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>A truly generous gift to our Hull Fostering children</title>
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      <description>At Hull Fostering, we are incredibly lucky to be surrounded by a community that cares deeply about children and young people.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>A Christmas party we will remember for a very long time</title>
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      <description>Our Hull Fostering community came together for what can only be described as a truly special Christmas celebration. One that we will be talking about, and smiling about, for a long time to come.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Oh, yes we did, Hull Fostering takes 600 of our community to the pantomime</title>
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      <description>On Saturday, something really special happened for Hull Fostering.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>As the nights draw in and we head towards the festive season, November has been a month that truly shows what Hull Fostering is all about, community, care and people doing their best for our children.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 14:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Win a magical hands-on animal experience at Goxhill Meadows</title>
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      <description>We are delighted to launch a very special competition just for our Hull Fostering families.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 16:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Seven Years of Supported Lodgings, Busilana Shares What It Really Looks Like to Welcome a Young Person Into Your Home</title>
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      <description>For many people across Hull, the idea of becoming a supported lodgings provider feels a bit unknown.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 14:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Eli’s Story: What It’s Really Like to Be a Supported Lodgings Provider in Hull</title>
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      <description>At Hull Fostering, we’re proud to share the real stories of the people who make a difference every day. In this five-part video series, we meet Eli, one of our incredible Supported Lodgings providers.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 15:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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