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celebrating children of foster carer's month
The Fostering Network run a campaign during the month of October which is dedicated to celebrating the contributions of birth children in...
Oct 10, 2024
wellbeing with sally; world mental health day 2024
This year, the theme for World Mental Health Day is: Mental Health in the Workplace. So, our Pastoral and Mental Health Lead, Sally, has...
Oct 10, 2024
last open day dates of 2024
On the first Thursday of every month we run an open day event. Drop in and find out about all the services we offer children and young...
Oct 2, 2024
trauma informed practice
asphaleia embraces a Trauma Informed approach across the organisation. This practice is designed to understand the impact of trauma on...
Sep 24, 2024
wellbeing with sally; mental health & sexual health week
Hi all, Hope you have been having a great Summer! We still have sun! Sexual Health week, run by Brook , took place from 9th-15th...
Sep 20, 2024
managing endings and transitions in foster care
Part of being a foster carer is dealing with endings and transitions that occur in foster care, and helping children and young people to...
Aug 27, 2024
winning entry for refugee week writing competition
As part of our celebrations for Refugee Week 2024, we ran a writing competition for young people across our organisation. It involved...
Aug 16, 2024
wellbeing with sally; boosting your wellbeing over the summer holidays
I hope you’re all having a fab summer and enjoying life.  I just wanted to highlight some summer holiday wellbeing ideas. Sometimes we...
Aug 13, 2024
parent and child placements in foster care
A Parent and Child placement is a specific type of placement in foster care. This blog post will explain more about these specialist...
Aug 9, 2024
child exploitation; world day against trafficking in persons
Thursday 30th July marks World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. Trafficking is a serious crime and a grave violation of human rights....
Jul 30, 2024
fostering; taking your foster child on a family holiday
Taking a foster child on holiday does involve some added complications that normal families don't have to think about. In this post, one...
Jul 22, 2024
asphaleia fostering will be at worthing lions festival July 2024
The Worthing Lions Festival 2024 is taking place on the last weekend of July. From 27th to 28th, Worthing's seafront and Steyne Gardens...
Jul 20, 2024
fostering and the summer holidays
The prospect of six weeks with the children at home for the summer can be daunting as well as something to look forward to. Especially at...
Jul 5, 2024
it's plastic-free july
At asphaleia, we are passionate about having a positive impact on the environment as an organisation, as well as encouraging staff and...
Jul 5, 2024
wellbeing with sally; coping with grief
Hi all, It’s good to look at the issue of grief sometimes, as these feelings can hit us hard and when we least expect. We all may have...
Jun 25, 2024
pride month 2024 at asphaleia
Pride Month is in full swing at asphaleia as we celebrate the unique things that make us who we are and promote equal rights for all. We...
Jun 18, 2024
it's refugee week 2024
Next week is Refugee Week and we are delighted to be celebrating it again this year. Refugee Week is an important week in asphaleia's...
Jun 17, 2024
foster carer stories; changing a child's life
There have been lots of positive moments since we became foster carers, but a significant one was at our foster child's PEP meeting...
Jun 11, 2024
managing challenging behaviour in fostering
A concern of prospective carers can be how they will handle challenging behaviour that comes their way from their foster child/children....
May 29, 2024
international missing children's day 2024; Check Think Report campaign
According to AMBER Alert Europe, every year over 300,000 children go missing in Europe. Today is International Missing Children's day, a...
May 25, 2024
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