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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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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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Next Christmas, could you give the gift of a room to a child?
Next Christmas, could you give the gift of a room to a child?
15 Dec 2020

There’s something particularly magical about Christmas spent with children. The excuse to put up the lights and the tree, pretend that there really is a living elf wandering around the house...

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The Affinity Family Christmas Craft Afternoon!
The Affinity Family Christmas Craft Afternoon!
30 Nov 2020

Join us for our Virtual 2020 Christmas Craft Afternoon!  Don't forget to let us know if you want to attend so we can send you the private zoom link!  ...

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Celebrating our Independent Living Project
Celebrating our Independent Living Project
23 Nov 2020

Last year, when one of our Participation and Support Leads spoke to us about the need for a programme to teach the young people in our care the life skills they needed to live independently, we...

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Support for the “New Normal”
Support for the “New Normal”
15 Nov 2020

When we look back at 2020, I think many of us will be able to say we learnt a lot about ourselves. This year has tested us all and everything we once knew. We have also learnt so much about the...

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Why it feels great to transfer to Affinity
Why it feels great to transfer to Affinity
29 Oct 2020

Making the decision to become a foster carer is not just a career choice. It’s a realisation that you want to target your working life towards nurturing children and young people to become the best...

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Training helps our carers reach Affinity and beyond
Training helps our carers reach Affinity and beyond
07 Oct 2020

One of the reasons that we refer to our team as the Affinity family is that we firmly believe that every individual within our fostering team has a vital role to play. That’s why, aside from...

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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!