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Art and Crafts Club in Lockdown
Art and Crafts Club in Lockdown
13 Sep 2020

If we are completely honest, lockdown was not always easy. Lockdown brought with it a new way of how I could do my role. When things were “normal,” I would be out most days with our young people...

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Do you already have the skills needed to be a foster carer?
Do you already have the skills needed to be a foster carer?
01 Sep 2020

Variety is certainly the spice of life and Affinity have always been proud that our foster carers come from all walks of life and backgrounds. What makes our team of carers special isn’t just about...

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Your background doesn’t have to define your success
Your background doesn’t have to define your success
26 Aug 2020

This blog is currently being written on an Apple MacBook. It’s also being written on the day that it has been announced that Apple is now worth just short of $2trillion. That’s not a huge...

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How will becoming a foster carer affect my family?
How will becoming a foster carer affect my family?
10 Aug 2020

Making the decision to foster brings with it many important questions and decisions. “Will we be good foster carers? Will we get on with the young person entrusted in our care? How will we be...

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How to enjoy the summer holidays now lockdown has been eased
How to enjoy the summer holidays now lockdown has been eased
05 Aug 2020

After months of lockdown, measures have finally been eased just in time for the summer holidays. We think we can safely say that anyone who has spent their time at home trying to keep children and...

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Turn your spare room into their room!
Turn your spare room into their room!
15 Jul 2020

Come on, be honest, what's in your spare room? For some, it may be a haven for visitors, immaculately decorated in neutral tones, but for most of us, it's the dumping ground. Pictures we don't...

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Summer Voices 2020
Summer Voices 2020
13 Jul 2020

Welcome to the first edition of the Summer Voices magazine, if you have not heard about the work the Voices Group have already achieved further information can be found...

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Stand Out Sites this week - Final Covid Lockdown Edition
Stand Out Sites this week - Final Covid Lockdown Edition
01 Jul 2020

We have a fabulous Stand Out Site this week to round of the final edition of this series        Partnership for Children’s strapline is “Good Mental Health for children – for...

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Affinity “EXTRAORDINARY” Times Final Edition!
Affinity “EXTRAORDINARY” Times Final Edition!
01 Jul 2020

This is our last Coronavirus “Extraordinary” Times Newsletter. The weekly newsletters were initially designed to ensure we keep you all up to date during the uncertain time from March onwards....

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Stand Out Sites this week - Week Commencing 22nd June 2020
Stand Out Sites this week - Week Commencing 22nd June 2020
26 Jun 2020

  With young people spending more time than ever online, the more information we as parents and foster parents have, and can help educate our young people on, is for the better. Parent Zone are...

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