What we can achieve by working together

We caught up with Marianne and Jason who have reached the end of their fostering assessment, after a slight delay due to an unfortunate plumbing issue in their home. Yes, we appreciate these things do happen – They are now heading to panel! Here’s what they said: Well, the fostering assessment has been a new...

As the festive period grew closer, we explored new ways to help those in need and ensure that as many people as possible get the magical Christmas they deserve. Over the past month, our team has been bringing non-perishable food items such as soup, cereal, and crisps for us to donate to the local food...

This year, our head office staff decided to support Derek’s Tree Charity instead of doing Secret Santa.  Derek’s Tree is a long-running charity in Burton which brings joy to thousands of youngsters every year.  Derek Liddle, now aged 82, launched the scheme from his Branston living room back in 1995 and has since won the...

We are thrilled to announce that we have been shortlisted as finalists for this year’s LaingBuisson Awards in the ‘Children’s Services’ category. Now in their 17th year, the national LaingBuisson Awards recognises and rewards providers’ invaluable contribution to the care sector. The Children’s Services category celebrates service providers who have made an outstanding contribution to...

We are recruiting Support Workers to work DAYS or NIGHTS across a number of services and locations! Are you looking for a company who really do give THE BEST care to the wonderful young people in their care? Are you looking for just Days, just Nights, Fixed Nights, or even Weekends only? We will recruit...

Thirty kind-hearted volunteers joined forces to complete a DIY SOS project at one of our homes recently, which supports children with very complex needs. Loss adjusters from the leading insurer Aviva, swapped their day jobs for paint brushes, trowels and shovels as they pitched in to help drainage, geotechnical and subsidence specialists from Innovation Group...

In a new series of interviews we have asked Progress foster carers why they foster care and how fostering changes lives. Helen has been caring for James and Perry with her husband, Henry. This is her story. When you have a child of your own, you realise what a positive influence they can have on...

We are delighted to announce the opening of our brand-new Resource Centre, Progress House. The brand-new state-of-the-art facility will help individuals with additional needs learn new skills, gain employment, access therapies, participate in activities and make new friends. Set to benefit hundreds of Black Country families, the £250,000 multipurpose space is a result of 12...

In a new series of interviews we have asked Progress foster carers why they foster care and how fostering changes lives. Jane has been caring for Fariha. This is her story. I have worked with and cared for young people with complex disabilities for over twenty years. I may be biased; but welcoming a young...

My Name is Leah Austin, I’m 50yrs old, I live alone and I have been working as a foster carer with Progress since May 2021. So, after applying to Progress I began to quickly realise that it was not just a case of applying, they assess you and you get a child. No, they guide...