Press Releases

The fourth Pembrokeshire Spotlight Awards celebrating children and young people who achieve exceptional things and make a real difference was held recently.

The increasing demands on the Social Services department of Pembrokeshire County Council and the dedication of the workforce has been set out in an annual report.

Following the publication of a Child Practice Review published today, Cllr Tessa Hodgson, Cabinet Member for Social Care and Safeguarding, said: 

Mandy hopes sharing their fostering moments will encourage more people to become carers. 

This Foster Care Fortnight™, Foster Wales Pembrokeshire is calling on people in the area to consider becoming foster carers to support local young people in need.

Safeguarding our rural communities is the theme of a wide-ranging programme taking place across Mid and West Wales for National Safeguarding Week, from Monday, 13 November.

A teenager from Pembrokeshire with ambitions of becoming a police officer has won a Fostering Excellence Award, the UK’s most prestigious fostering accolade, recognising her exceptional achievements.

This National Adoption Week (16-22 October), the National Adoption Service for Wales (NAS) is continuing its mission to get more people to consider adoption, as sibling groups, children with additional needs, and older children across Wales still wait to find their ‘forever home’.

An Ysgol Caer Elen pupil and her family highlighted the experience of young carers on national television this month.

Tenants of the Bridge Innovation Centre (BIC), Pembroke Dock hosted a Summer Party for their friends and families and extended an invitation to those involved with foster care.

 “Our experience has been really positive. The support we’ve received from Foster Wales Pembrokeshire far outweighs that provided by the agency.”

Organisations across Pembrokeshire will be celebrating Carers Week between 5^th and 11th June

Family life is full of rewards but can also be a real balancing act.