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It is time for the Summer Pot of Gold 2021!
It is time for the Summer Pot of Gold 2021!
13 Jul 2021

We love summer and we love giving that bit extra to the young people in our care and the other children in the household.  That is why we are running our Summer Pot of Gold again this year.  We...

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Support and advice for filling in a fostering application form
Support and advice for filling in a fostering application form
08 Jul 2021

Deciding to become a foster carer doesn’t happen overnight. There are long discussions to be had at home, questioning if you will be good at looking after a child that could be traumatised....

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A very warm welcome to Essex from our Senior Supervising Social Worker
A very warm welcome to Essex from our Senior Supervising Social Worker
28 Jun 2021

My journey into social care was very fast-paced; I completed my time at school, college and went straight into university at 18 years old. At first, I did not tell my family I had applied to become a...

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Have you seen our Foster Carer Job Description!
Have you seen our Foster Carer Job Description!
22 Jun 2021

Affinity Fostering is an Ofsted Rated Outstanding, family-owned Fostering Agency. We like to call our team the Affinity Family because the family feel resonates throughout our entire agency, from our...

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LGBTQ+ Fostering – all that’s needed is a loving home
LGBTQ+ Fostering – all that’s needed is a loving home
10 Jun 2021

Affinity Fostering has always believed that foster carers should come from all walks of life, our foster community is made up of a fantastic diverse group of people.  The most important thing they...

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Being self-employed as a foster carer
Being self-employed as a foster carer
05 Jun 2021

If you ask anyone who works as a foster carer, they will undoubtedly tell you that it is a full-time job, you’re on call 24/7, there when they wake up in the morning, ready when they wake up with a...

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It is Garden Wildlife Week!
It is Garden Wildlife Week!
01 Jun 2021

It is Garden Wildlife Week! A time to hunt around a celebrate all the wonderful wildlife you can find in your garden!    We have created a fun downloadable Garden Wildlife Week activity pack,...

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There’s always support at your fingertips
There’s always support at your fingertips
22 Mar 2021

For many of us, the last twelve months have been undeniably stressful. Aside from homeschooling, there may also have been concerns over the health and wellbeing of our family and friends. These...

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Make 2021 the year to start fostering
Make 2021 the year to start fostering
18 Feb 2021

This blog is written in the same week that Anne Longfield, The Children’s Commissioner, delivered her final speech. The focus was on how the UK can rebuild from the pandemic with the educational...

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Celebrating Safer Internet Day 2021
Celebrating Safer Internet Day 2021
28 Jan 2021

For many parents and carers, the last twelve months will probably have included worries about how much time the young people in their care are spending on their devices. Whether it’s concern that...

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Affinity Fostering were rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in 2022. In-fact we’ve been rated Outstanding in every inspection since we opened our agency!