AFA News

Thank you to all our special sons and daughters! At the end of this month, Fostering Network will launch their annual campaign to highlight the significant contribution that the sons and daughters of foster carers make to the happiness of the children and young people who share your home and family. September 26th 2018 marks the…

Many of the celebrations held at this time of the year have their origins in the distant past. Christmas is just one of those festivals that is celebrated with gifts, feasting and ceremonies involving light. 5 November: Bonfire night Guy Fawkes was arrested as he guarded explosives under the House of Lords in 1605. Bonfires…

We held our summer activity day at Patterson Lodge. The weather didn’t dampen our spirits and we had a fun packed day.  The day was full of singing, games, crafts, board games, football!  We made pizzas and had an ice cream factory! We held our Children’s Consultation Group and we had some new recruits too!…

On the 19th June 2018 I was given the amazing opportunity to go to China. It was something I never thought I would be able to do but in the long process of organising and planning with my school, nearly 2 years later I was getting ready to board my first flight halfway around the…

HMRC has a range of digital support explaining what you need to do when it comes to tax. During the ‘Recorded Webinar’ you’ll learn about qualifying care relief, how to record this on your tax return, and more. You can watch it at a time that suits you. You can ask questions whenever you need to on…

I recently received a postcard in my daughter’s pre-school book bag. It was an invitation to take part in a research study at the University of East Anglia. I asked Ruby if she would like to be a scientist for the day and she was won over by the fact that she would receive a…

AFA Fostering is delighted to continue our sponsorship of Egerton Park Cricket Club in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. The home club of Stuart Broad, England and Nottinghamshire star bowler and all-rounder, Egerton Park was established in 1882 and has a long tradition of supporting youth cricket, with junior teams playing at all age groups. As well as…

Our last but just as important quality for foster carers “Consistency You will need to be able to see things from a child’s perspective, to understand and work with the behaviours they may display and provide stable and consistent care for children who may not have experienced this before.” All of us need some sense…

Another important quality for many but vital for foster carers. “Organised and Professional Foster Carers are professionals. They attend meetings, complete reports and make sure there is a written record of all the important things that happen in the lives of the children they are caring for.” Although fostering is a vocation (more than a…