Toni Adriano

Fostering during the new reality

As the social-distancing rules have been relaxed, we take a look at how our own foster carers coped with and adapted to the Covid-19 lockdown, and how it affected children in their care. Some carers are trying to recreate the school day to give some structure. For...

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Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter

All at AFA abhor racism and all forms of discrimination. This article is not an attempt to promote AFA on the back of Black Lives Matter. We do, however, recognise the importance of continually pushing to change and that change has been needed for very many years. We...

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A message from our directors on Covid 19

A message from our directors on Covid 19

As a business we feel quite fortunate in the current crisis that we are an essential service delivering to the public sector and are able to continue to operate without disruption, something many businesses have not been able to do. Children in Local Authority Care...

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Guidance on Covid 19 for foster parents

Guidance on Covid 19 for foster parents

You will no doubt have found a lot of information on the internet on this subject, but here are some key links which will give you information and help: General Advice on Covid-19 Government guidance about coronavirus (COVID-19) for health professionals and other...

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Case Study: A Statement From A Care Leaver

Case Study: A Statement From A Care Leaver

It's National Care Leavers Week (24 - 31st October 2019). We thought it would be good to mark the occasion by sharing this heart-warming statement from one of our care leavers: "Many people may argue that being in care is not the best place to be. There are negative...

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