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How does matching work, and why is it so important?
How does matching work, and why is it so important?
31 Jan 2023

If you are thinking about becoming a foster carer, you are naturally going to be wondering how young people end up with the right foster carers. This process is called Matching, and it is something...

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Making Christmas special for children and young people in your care
Making Christmas special for children and young people in your care
11 Dec 2022

The ways that we celebrate Christmas are very personal, and often linked to how we celebrated when we were children. Many of us embrace the lights and the decorations, and many of us enjoy spending...

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Fill your empty nest by becoming a foster carer.
Fill your empty nest by becoming a foster carer.
28 Dec 2022

Waving off your adult(ish) children when they leave home can bring up many different emotions. You may feel proud that they have been able to move out, whether to go to University or to a place of...

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Could you give the gift of a room to a child?
Could you give the gift of a room to a child?
11 Dec 2022

Spending Christmas with children and young people can be truly magical as they can bring an extra level of fun and festivity to any household. Without the extra level of excitement that youngsters...

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Are you ready to start fostering with Affinity?
Are you ready to start fostering with Affinity?
10 Jan 2023

It’s perfectly natural to think about making changes in our lives, especially at the beginning of a new year. The start of a new year is often met with a feeling of promise or excitement about...

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Affinity's Christmas Card Competition Entries 2022!
Affinity's Christmas Card Competition Entries 2022!
11 Dec 2022

We have had some absolutely brilliantly creative entries in this year's Christmas Card Competition, the staff all has different favourites, and as ever, it was so hard to pick a winner! We want to...

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How to reduce the impact of bullying
How to reduce the impact of bullying
16 Nov 2022

If a child or young person experiences physical, verbal, or cyber bullying, it is often an incredibly lonely experience, and it can feel very isolating. Whether someone in your home has experienced...

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Anti-Bullying Week 2022
Anti-Bullying Week 2022
14 Nov 2022

Anti-Bullying Week 2022 runs from 14th to 18th of November; and this year the theme is Reach Out. The Anti-Bullying Alliance continue to encourage education settings to take part in the Odd Sock...

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Affinity Fostering, Helping with the Cost of Living Crisis
Affinity Fostering, Helping with the Cost of Living Crisis
11 Nov 2022

The cost of living, despite some Government help, is going to make winter difficult for many people, and we understand that our foster carers may also need some additional financial support at this...

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Celebrating Diwali!
Celebrating Diwali!
24 Oct 2022

What is Diwali? Diwali – sometimes also spelt Divali - is a religious festival whose name originates from the Sanskrit word dipavali, and is known as the ‘Festival of Lights’. Taking place...

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