Funky Monkeys is a support group offered to our fostering families for children whose parents foster.

We regularly send out invites to our Carers about the events and activities organised, including a yearly newsletter highlighting all the fun we have had over the year.

If you are a carer and have a child that would be interesting in attending any of our events/activities and you are not receiving this newsletter, please contact us at funkymonkeys@bcpcouncil.gov.uk.

Funky Monkey’s is a support group for children whose parents foster for 5years to 16 years (school years R- 11).

Funky Monkeys gives children the opportunity to meet peers who are also from fostering families and share similar experiences, we meet up and have fun in the holidays.

Fostering involves the whole family and at times children whose parent foster need support to deal with the added responsibility of being part of a fostering family.

Sometimes the children whose parents foster have questions they need answering or become confused with terminology and do not always want to approach their parents. Funky Monkeys gives these children a chance to have questions answered and become clearer about fostering and why children are looked after.

The sessions are informal and fun creating a relaxed atmosphere, where children feel comfortable speaking. Either on a 1:1 basis; within a group, to a friend or with a member of the team running the session.