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how foster carers can help their child adapt to going back to school or college
You've survived six weeks of summer holidays! Come September, unfortunately it's no longer acceptable to wear pyjama's until 2pm, or to...
Aug 18, 2022
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 25, 2022
fostering in the community; a jubilee street party
Over the Platinum Jubilee weekend, one of our foster families hosted a party for their local community. It was an opportunity for them to...
Jul 4, 2022
next open day in july
Last week we held our second open day at our Worthing centre and were pleased to see the guests that attended to find out more about our...
Jun 23, 2022
staff member wins afternoon tea treats!
asphaleia staff work across different services in different locations and one way in which HR bring staff together to get involved in...
Jun 22, 2022
refugee week 2022 and chichester festival theatre partnership
Next week is Refugee Week and we are pleased to be celebrating it again this year. Refugee Week is an important week in asphaleia's...
Jun 14, 2022
international missing children's day; online grooming 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, 2022
next open day in june
It was great to be able to open our doors again last week after a couple of years of restrictions. Thank you to everyone who showed...
May 19, 2022
round up of mental health awareness week 2022
Last week was Mental Health Awareness Week and the theme of this year's campaign was 'tackling loneliness'. In the wake of the pandemic,...
May 18, 2022
building resilience in foster care
At asphaleia we do our best to try and match children and young people (CYP) with the right carers. There is only so much information...
May 17, 2022
foster care fortnight 2022 at asphaleia
Today is the start of Foster Care Fortnight, an annual event delivered by The Fostering Network to celebrate the impact and raise...
May 9, 2022
mental health awareness week 2022; sally introduces the theme of loneliness
Hi everyone, It’s Mental Health Awareness Week 2022 and this year’s focus is on loneliness. Loneliness is probably something we have all...
May 9, 2022
it's Ramadan 2022
Over the years, asphaleia has been privileged to work with young people and staff who are from diverse backgrounds and who practice...
Apr 19, 2022
asphaleia launching new open day event in may
In May, asphaleia will be holding an Open Day event that will showcase all of our services. Previously we have opened our doors to allow...
Apr 14, 2022
wellbeing with sally; world health day 2022
Happy World Health Day everyone! This subject of this year’s focus is ‘Our Planet Our Health’ and is looking at ways we can keep both...
Apr 7, 2022
stress awareness month 2022
Stress awareness month takes place every April, the idea is to increase awareness about stress, its causes and effects. It is important...
Apr 1, 2022
spring activities for foster families
Spring is always an uplifting time of year as the days grow longer and the weather starts to warm up. The winter months can leave us all...
Mar 14, 2022
sexual abuse and sexual violence week 2022
During the week 7th-13th February, asphaleia took part in the awareness week called Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence week. The aim of...
Feb 24, 2022
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....
Feb 21, 2022
safer internet day 2022
Safer Internet Day this year is asking the question: Is the internet all fun and games? Supporting young people to use...
Feb 10, 2022
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