Young People's Area!

Designed by young people, for young people!

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Have you asked Frank?
16 Aug 2022

Talk to Frank has got to be one of the most honest and direct websites we could find about drugs!   They have a fantastic blog on drug peer pressure:  Feeling pressured to take drugs? Here are...

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Organisations you might find helpful!
16 Aug 2022

There are several organisations and charities dedicated to the care and support of young people.     The Children's Commissioner  The current Children's Commissioner for England is Dame...

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Voices Groups - Letter from NAIRO
Voices Groups - Letter from NAIRO
07 Apr 2021

It is great to see that the amazing working our Voices Group undertook is still being used and appreciated. We are very proud to have been able to pass this letter from the NAIRO (National...

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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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Summer Voices 2020
Summer Voices 2020
13 Jul 2020

Welcome to the first edition of the Summer Voices magazine, if you have not heard about the work the Voices Group have already achieved further information can be found...

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Independent Living
Independent Living
18 Mar 2020

Moving out of home as an 18-year-old teenager can be difficult at the best of times, but for a young person with care experience it can be a massive leap into the unknown. Aside from the fact that...

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Voices Group Christmas Lunch 2019
Voices Group Christmas Lunch 2019
23 Dec 2019

On Saturday 21st November we had our Christmas lunch for our inspirational young person's group, Voices. Over Christmas treats, we reviewed the brilliant work they have undertaken over the last 12...

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Our Voices Group is being heard!
Our Voices Group is being heard!
13 Aug 2019

  Affinity 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...

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Voices Group awarded certificates for their Passport to Parliament work
Voices Group awarded certificates for their Passport to Parliament work
21 Feb 2019

It’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...

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Voices group
Voices group
04 Oct 2018

Yesterday, 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...

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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!