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When the perfect placement provides a positive future
When the perfect placement provides a positive future
15 Feb 2022

As a fostering agency, there is always one certainty that we can rely on, the children and young people who come to us are coming from a difficult place. There will always be some loss; whether that...

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Celebrating LGBT+ History Month 2022
Celebrating LGBT+ History Month 2022
08 Feb 2022

This month is LGBT+ History Month, and this year the organisers have chosen a quote by Martin Luther King Jr, which got the Affinity team thinking; “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it...

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Children’s Mental Health Week 2022 – Celebrating growing together
Children’s Mental Health Week 2022 – Celebrating growing together
07 Feb 2022

Fostering and a focus on mental health are two things that go hand in hand. From looking after children and young people who may have experienced trauma and are living with the continued impact, to...

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International Book Giving Day 2022
International Book Giving Day 2022
31 Jan 2022

February 14th is International Book Giving Day, which is supported in over 44 countries! This event is all about getting books into the hands of as many children as possible, with, shockingly, as...

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Internet Safety Day 2022 Resources
Internet Safety Day 2022 Resources
23 Jan 2022

Internet Safety Day takes place on the 8th of February this year, there are some fantastic from the Safer Internet resources and twinkl also have some great resources.  Also, fantastic resources can...

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Is it time to take the leap and start fostering with Affinity?
Is it time to take the leap and start fostering with Affinity?
19 Jan 2022

As we settle into the new year, many of us find ourselves questioning whether we need to make changes in our lives. New years come with a feeling of freshness and promise, a blank canvas for us to...

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Foster Caring at Christmas; making it special for your whole family
Foster Caring at Christmas; making it special for your whole family
26 Nov 2021

Christmas is a funny time of year for all of us; some embrace every second of it, putting up their tree in November and bedecking the house with lights, others take a slightly less full-on approach,...

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Anti bullying week 2021
Anti bullying week 2021
17 Nov 2021

The 15th - 19th of November 2021 is anti-bullying week, the Anti-bullying Alliance choose the Odd Sock campaign along with the One Kind Word campaign to bring attention to the ongoing issue of...

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Why teachers make ideal foster carers
Why teachers make ideal foster carers
09 Nov 2021

Most of us can remember a favourite teacher, that person who helped us understand difficult concepts, who would smile when we asked a question, or who listened when we’d fallen out with friends on...

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Halloween 2021!
Halloween 2021!
31 Oct 2021

So much fun was had at our spoooooky spectacular Halloween events this year!  We visited Kent Life and Tattershall Farm Park in Lincoln! Fancy dress, pumpkin collecting and carving, arts and...

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Why Affinity are the best agency for new foster carers

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!