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Caring for a someone: support, advice and help in Oxfordshire

While we might not see ourselves as carers, we often fulfil that role as sons, daughters, partners, friends, or neighbours. If you regularly assist someone who relies on you, whether this is weekly shopping or providing support for their day-to-day needs, you are an unpaid carer.  You are
Oxfordshire County Council 15 Jan 2026
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Fostering is about providing stability, positivity and reassurance when a child needs it most.

Doing normal things It’s about doing normal things at a time when everything is not normal in their lives. Trips to the shops, cuddles after a bad dream, helping with homework and just being there.  But what do you actually need to be a foster carer?  As part of
Oxfordshire County Council 15 Jan 2026

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