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Understanding parent and child fostering
Understanding parent and child fostering
20 Jun 2023

What is parent and child fostering? When we talk about parent and child fostering, people often don’t know that it exists and may not understand it or consider it a part of the fostering landscape....

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Introducing the Nurturing Initiative for New and Experienced Foster Carers
Introducing the Nurturing Initiative for New and Experienced Foster Carers
17 May 2023

Are you considering becoming a foster carer, or looking to move to an Ofsted Outstanding agency that truly supports its foster carers? We're excited to share some great news with you! Here at...

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Building a Nurturing Community for everyone in the Affinity Family
Building a Nurturing Community for everyone in the Affinity Family
17 May 2023

Fostering young people is not a one-person job; it takes a whole community to create an environment in which children and teenagers can grow and thrive. As an independent fostering agency, with an...

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Celebrating Foster Carers During Foster Care Fortnight 2023
Celebrating Foster Carers During Foster Care Fortnight 2023
15 May 2023

Foster Care Fortnight is here again, and we couldn't be more excited! As an Ofsted outstanding fostering independent agency, we are proud to support this essential campaign that aims to raise...

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Delegated Authority in Foster Care: Empowering Carers and Supporting Children
Delegated Authority in Foster Care: Empowering Carers and Supporting Children
26 Mar 2023

Delegated authority is a crucial aspect of foster care, as it enables foster carers to make everyday decisions on behalf of the children and young people in their care. By providing clarity on the...

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Qualifying Care Relief (QCR) increase 2023
Qualifying Care Relief (QCR) increase 2023
24 Mar 2023

Foster carers play an incredibly important role in providing loving homes for vulnerable children and young people. That’s why it’s so important that foster carers are given the recognition and...

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Happy Safer Internet Day 2023!
Happy Safer Internet Day 2023!
07 Feb 2023

In today's digital age, it's crucial for both young people and adults to understand how to stay safe online! As adults, we are tasked with teaching vulnerable people how to keep themselves physically...

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How does matching work, and why is it so important?
How does matching work, and why is it so important?
31 Jan 2023

If you are thinking about becoming a foster carer, you are naturally going to be wondering how young people end up with the right foster carers. This process is called Matching, and it is something...

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Making Christmas special for children and young people in your care
Making Christmas special for children and young people in your care
11 Dec 2022

The ways that we celebrate Christmas are very personal, and often linked to how we celebrated when we were children. Many of us embrace the lights and the decorations, and many of us enjoy spending...

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How to reduce the impact of bullying
How to reduce the impact of bullying
16 Nov 2022

If a child or young person experiences physical, verbal, or cyber bullying, it is often an incredibly lonely experience, and it can feel very isolating. Whether someone in your home has experienced...

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