Portsmouth's mockingbird model celebrated on Foster Care Fortnight 2024
10 May 2024 | Callum Murphy | Fostering
An innovative model that supports foster carers has been hailed a success on Foster Care Fortnight 2024. The mockingbird programme was launched in 2021 with the aim of bringing foster families together by developing new support networks in their community.
This unique model works by creating a 'constellation' of up to 10 satellite fostering households. This approach offers the relations and support that are similar to an extended family.
At the heart of each ‘constellation’ is a ‘hub home’ where a specially recruited and trained hub home f...