Mockingbird lands in Bolton with groundbreaking fostering support programme

Councillors and fostering families flocked to the

on Friday to celebrate the launch of the first Mockingbird “family constellation” in Bolton.

Led by The Fostering Network in the UK, the Mockingbird model provides support to children in care through a network of connected foster homes.

The networks, known as “constellations”, act much like an extended family, with homes supporting each other with sleepovers…