Our secret male foster carer looks at how to keep teen boys under control, entertained and learning new skills. Affinity, I discover, is pretty generous in their offer of pocket money – it’s...
Read PostAffinity have a young person lead group, called "Voices", who meet regularly to discuss issues important to them and advise Affinity in their policies and literature for children and young...
Read PostFor new foster carers, becoming members of the Affinity Fostering team can be an enlightening and positive experience. One couple talks about their journey to fostering their first...
Read PostThere’s a song by Groove Armada that starts with the lines “If everybody looked the same, we’d get tired of looking at each other.” It’s true. What makes us fascinating and interesting is...
Read PostOur secret single male foster carer shares his thoughts on fighting and standing your ground... Boys fight. Not all of them, but a lot of them, and those that don’t are often under considerable...
Read PostOur secret single male foster carer shares his thoughts on - What do you do when you discover the lad you are caring for is not only taking Class A drugs, but is actually dealing in them? Panic?...
Read PostIt’s been a great day with our young people’s group, Voices. It was wonderful to have Become with us to award certificates for the group’s Passport to Parliament work. They also used this...
Read PostNine year old G has written a fantastic short story for Coram Voice’s Creative Writing Competition. He’s given us his permission to post it and we hope you enjoy it as much as we do! Growing Up...
Read PostOur secret single male foster carer shares the second in a series of blog posts about his experience of fostering -- the highs, the lows and everything in between. ‘Teenage foster kids. Who’d...
Read PostOur secret single male foster carer shares the second in a series of blog posts about his experience of fostering -- the highs, the lows and everything in between. It’s a blow when a foster...
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