Barninfo

Want to know about the best new reading in professional issues of the care of children and young people? Barnados have a great resource called BarnInfo .... more

Book reviews by invited reviewers -

If you see a review that tempts you to buy the book, click on the Amazon link and go straight to the relevant page. By using this link you enable CCCF to make a few pence from the sale!

Policy Overload

Policies; you can’t get away from them can you!  Take last week for instance.  On Monday I received an Email with some papers attached for me to read through in preparation for a meeting about a social services adoption panel .... more

Faith as Social Capital

How far can Faith organisations and their members contribute to social capital that not only bonds people together, but also enables them to cross boundaries and build bridges and links with others in civil society?

The Joseph Rowntree's report offers some thought provoking answers.

The changing face of parenting

The Future Foundation, is an organization which aims, “…to understand what is really going on in the world, to provide order within the complexity, to present a clear sense of understanding and direction.” They produce a number of reports, on different areas, to help inform businesses of current and future trends. The Changing Face of Parenting is one of these reports, which was done in conjunction with Calpol. For more information on them, and the other reports they have produced, visit their website: www.futurefoundation.net

Read our summary here

What is a Christian organisation?

Spurgeon's Child Care has been thinking hard about what's distinctive about being a Christian organisation more