Affligem is Official Foster Care Municipality during Foster Care Week

The municipality celebrates its new status with Foster Care Week, which this year focuses on shared parenthood and the importance of foster families.

Affligem is officiële pleegzorggemeente tijdens de Week van de Pleegzorg

Gemeente Affligem

From November 13 to 22, Flanders is observing Foster Care Week, an edition that is extra special for Affligem as the municipality can now officially call itself a foster care municipality.

Currently, twenty foster families are active in Affligem. They open their homes and hearts to children, young people, and adults who cannot live at home temporarily. With the 'foster care municipality' label, the municipality aims to visibly appreciate their commitment and inform more residents about foster care.
The theme of this edition is shared parenthood. Foster care is presented as a collaboration between foster carers, parents, family, and professional supervisors, who together seek what is best for a child or adult needing extra support. The tandem, the campaign's symbol, represents trust, cooperation, and moving forward together.
Foster care requires commitment and a big heart. More information about foster care can be found at www.pleegzorg.be, where individuals can discover how they too can make a difference.
Based on information from the official source: Gemeente Affligem (27/10/2026)