Ian Johnston, director of the association, said: "People are sojudgmental, and these children end up being demonised."
Green Corns, a provider of children's homes in the North West and theMidlands, recently closed two homes in Middleton after a 15-year-old andhis carers had to be removed for their own safety because of peopledemonstrating outside. The other home had its windows smashed.
Andrew Rome, managing director of Sedgemoor Ltd, which has 65 children'shomes in England, called the incidents an "extreme case" but admittedthat when opening homes there is often a negative local reaction.
The association is holding a conference titled There's No Place LikeHome on 9 February on how to engage positively with people in thecommunity.
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