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Offered outstanding support - Affinity Fostering has seen a huge increase in the number of referrals during the pandemic A leading foster care company has warned a crisis has been caused by the Covid pandemic sparking a huge need for more carers. Affinity Fostering has seen the number of fostering referrals rise by up to 50 per cent since the initial Covid outbreak, but that has coincided with the number of people looking to become foster carers plummeting. In the midst of Foster Care Fortnight, a national awareness campaign run by the Fostering Network until May 23, Affinity Fostering ...

Offered outstanding support - Affinity Fostering has seen a huge increase in the number of referrals during the pandemic A leading foster care company has warned a crisis has been caused by the Covid pandemic sparking a huge need for more carers. Affinity Fostering has seen the number of fostering referrals rise by up to 50 per cent since the initial Covid outbreak, but that has coincided with the number of people looking to become foster carers plummeting. In the midst of Foster Care Fortnight, a national awareness campaign run by the Fostering Network until May 23, Affinity Fostering ...

Special retirement homes and sanctuaries offer senior cats who have lost their loved ones a permanent, homey environment to comfortably live out their golden years. In every respect, they go above and beyond for elderly felines.

Credit Andy Robins / WMUK Kalamazoo is cutting its ties to Southwest Michigan First. City commissioners pulled out of the regional economic development agency on Monday February 15. The decision comes after Southwest Michigan First picked former State House speaker Lee Chatfield as its new CEO. City Commissioner Erin Knott says Chatfield, a Republican, isn't the kind of person the city wants or needs. "Chatfield ran on division, not unity. Seeing an opportunity to take extreme positions to win a seat by challenging the establishment, he aligned himself with the Tea Party." Knott is the head o...

Credit Andy Robins / WMUK Stress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is taking a toll on mental health for some people. And that's raising concern about suicide rates. Maricela Alcalá is the CEO of Gryphon Place in Kalamazoo. It runs the area's suicide prevention program. Alcalá says calls through the national hotline have increased since the pandemic began. But she's glad that people in distress are reaching out for support. “We are seeing people who are struggling more with their mental health, the isolation the uncertainty right now..is really putting a toll on people, stress and life’s ...