Our secret single male foster carer shares the first in a series of blog posts about his experience of fostering -- the highs, the lows and everything in between. Some of the young lads who have...
Read PostAt Affinity, we realise the important role our male foster carers play in the lives of the young people in their care, which is why we organised our men in foster care morning this morning. We spent...
Read PostYesterday, a group of our young people came together as part of the Voices group — a forum set up by our young people, giving them a platform to discuss the care system and their...
Read PostOur two-day foster carer’s conference took place last week, bringing together 60 carers and social workers from across Kent, Essex and London. We had an extremely interesting two days, with great...
Read PostThis week, a group of our young people were joined by Become, a charity dedicated to supporting people in care and care leavers. Become run a programme called Passport to Parliament, an outreach...
Read PostThis time last week, Affinity wrapped up our best two-day Conference to date, this year hosted in Kent. Our foster carers and staff received brilliant training on diverse issues such as Mental Health,...
Read PostThis week, some of our young people took part in Become Charity's, Passport for Parliament programme, an outreach project empowering looked after children and care leavers to be agents of change - in...
Read PostC, one of our looked after children, has just finished a ‘katathon’ with all the money she raised going to Macmillan Cancer Support. We sponsored C in her katathon and asked her to explain a...
Read PostWe had a really insightful away day for the Affinity team this week, hosted by Jackie Brooker from Dakota Blue Consulting. Team building and change management was the main focus of the day and we...
Read PostA and R are two foster carers who have just joined the Affinity family. Here’s some lovely feedback we’ve just received from them: “We just wanted to take this moment to let you know how HAPPY...
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