February 11th is Safer Internet Day and this year the theme is ‘Together for a better internet’. When you start thinking about it, the internet has become an ever-present tool within our homes....
Read PostThe 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 new term also means a new school. Some anxiety is...
Read PostOur 5th annual Foster Carer’s conference at Marriott Waltham Abbey was held last week. Our latest conference saw our Foster Carers enjoy 2 days of inspiring training, and a great evening Christmas...
Read PostYou may have seen on social media recently that ‘hug buttons’ have been helping children with their anxieties and separation from parents and carers. http://bit.ly/2XPHMVt This idea has...
Read PostOur extemely successful conference has been concluded at Marriott Waltham Abbey, which was signed off today with an incredibly powerful and personal training session from Scott from Section 31...
Read PostThis year's Foster Carer's conference kicks off today! We're so excited to bring together our Foster Carers and Affinity staff for two days of training, development and lots of fun! It's always such...
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 PostToday, six of our young people took part in Become Charity's, Passport to Parliament, an outreach project empowering looked after children and care leavers to be agents of change - in their own...
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,...
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