What we specialise in:

While the majority of children and young people placed with Capstone are single placements who are somewhere in the middle of the spectrum of need, we nevertheless have gained a reputation for high quality work in the following areas of specialisation.

Unaccompanied minors:

We have carers in the Midlands from a number of different ethnic backgrounds and so we can usually place children and young people with a culturally appropriate family.

Mother and baby:

Some carers enjoy the challenge of looking after a young mother/father and their new baby.

In addition to caring for young mothers there is an increasing need for carers to take in Mothers over the age of 18 and their young child. These are generally temporary placements until a parenting assessment centre can take them in.

Siblings:

We have learnt that when children come into care they may understand why it is that they can’t live with their mum and dad but struggle far more with the reason they may be separated from their siblings – so at Capstone we work hard to keep them together, or in regular contact, whatever is most appropriate.

Research also shows that when brothers and sisters are placed together they tend to recover more quickly and have a stronger sense of who they are. At Capstone we therefore have developed a number of carers who have both the skills and the physical capacity to integrate sibling groups into their homes. Our largest sibling group is currently eight, and we have several of three and four children.

Children with special needs:

In addition to the trauma of being removed from birth families, some children have suffered additional abuse or neglect which may have resulted in emotional impairments.

Some of our carers have special training and experience at helping children with special needs. 

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