Children

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What’s good about Fostering?
What’s good about Fostering?

Our secret blogger looks at the joys of fostering and what makes it a job worth… View More

Why we should be empowering the young people in our care.

Care Day is the world’s biggest celebration of children and young people who are in or have… View More

Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2020
Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2020

Today is the start of Eating Disorders Awareness Week which runs from the 2nd to the 8th March 2020. It is heavily supported by BEAT, the UK's… View More

International Book Giving Day 2020!
International Book Giving Day 2020!

The International Book Giving Day is all about getting books into the hands of as many children as possible, with, shockingly, as many as 1 in 8… View More

Affinity Christmas Craft Mornings
Affinity Christmas Craft Mornings 1

We had a great morning both in Ingatestone and Boston for our young people's craft mornings on 21st December. The young people loved being able to… View More

Coping with back to school anxiety
Coping with back to school anxiety

The start of a new school year or term can sometimes be a stressful or anxious time for children and young people. This can be heightened if the… View More

Voices Group Christmas Lunch 2019
Voices Group Christmas Lunch 2019

On Saturday 21st November we had our Christmas lunch for our inspirational young person's group,… View More

Christmas Arts and Crafts Events on the 20th December!

Join us at our Christmas Arts and Crafts events on the 20th of December. We are holding one at our office at Ingatestone Hall and the other will… View More

Hug Buttons
Hug Buttons

You may have seen on social media recently that ‘hug buttons’ have been helping children with their anxieties and separation from parents and… View More

The screaming of the child – The big red button

Our secret foster carer looks at what prompts so many foster children to reject help and to throw it… View More

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Children

Post 81 to 90 of 116

What’s good about Fostering?
What’s good about Fostering?

Our secret blogger looks at the joys of fostering and what makes it a job worth… View More

Why we should be empowering the young people in our care.

Care Day is the world’s biggest celebration of children and young people who are in or have… View More

Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2020
Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2020

Today is the start of Eating Disorders Awareness Week which runs from the 2nd to the 8th March 2020. It is heavily supported by BEAT, the UK's… View More

International Book Giving Day 2020!
International Book Giving Day 2020!

The International Book Giving Day is all about getting books into the hands of as many children as possible, with, shockingly, as many as 1 in 8… View More

Affinity Christmas Craft Mornings
Affinity Christmas Craft Mornings 1

We had a great morning both in Ingatestone and Boston for our young people's craft mornings on 21st December. The young people loved being able to… View More

Coping with back to school anxiety
Coping with back to school anxiety

The start of a new school year or term can sometimes be a stressful or anxious time for children and young people. This can be heightened if the… View More

Voices Group Christmas Lunch 2019
Voices Group Christmas Lunch 2019

On Saturday 21st November we had our Christmas lunch for our inspirational young person's group,… View More

Christmas Arts and Crafts Events on the 20th December!

Join us at our Christmas Arts and Crafts events on the 20th of December. We are holding one at our office at Ingatestone Hall and the other will… View More

Hug Buttons
Hug Buttons

You may have seen on social media recently that ‘hug buttons’ have been helping children with their anxieties and separation from parents and… View More

The screaming of the child – The big red button

Our secret foster carer looks at what prompts so many foster children to reject help and to throw it… View More

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