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If you’re looking for information and advice, here are some of our most popular guides:
- What is kinship care?
- Legal help for kinship carers
- Worried about a child’s safety or welfare?
- How do I obtain parental responsibility for the child I am caring for?
- Financial support and benefits for kinship carers
- Kinship foster care
- Managing contact time with family
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The Kinship advice team are specialists in supporting kinship carers across England and Wales. We can support you wherever you are in your kinship journey.
From thinking about becoming a kinship carer to supporting you as you care for your kinship child or children – we’re here for you.
Life can be overwhelming. We’ll give you advice and information to try and make your life as a kinship carer a bit easier. Kinship is non-judgemental. We’re friendly and we’ll help you navigate a sometimes complex and confusing system.
Contact the advice line
Our phone line is open from Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 2pm.
You can call us during these hours for free on 0300 123 7015.
Submit an online enquiry to our advice team
Our online enquiry form is temporarily closed.
Due to staff capacity, we have taken the decision to close our online enquiry form temporarily so we can focus on supporting kinship carers via our advice line. If you need support in the meantime, please call our advice line using the details above.
You may also find our online information and advice guides helpful.
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