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We are experts in kinship care

We are here for every kinship carer that steps up to care for a child when their parents aren't able to. And you can be too. Whether you're looking to commission our services or understand more about how you can support kinship carers. Discover how Kinship can help you to provide the help, support and advice that all kinship carers need.

Are you a kinship carer?

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The kinship local offer

All local authorities in England need to develop and publish a kinship local offer detailing what support is available to kinship carers in that area. This is a statutory requirement, laid out in the Department for Education’s statutory guidance for local authorities, published in October 2024. Find out more about what a kinship local offer is, what it should include, and how Kinship can help you.

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Commissioners and senior leaders

Find out how you can commission our services in your local area to support kinship carers.

Commission our services

Professionals supporting kinship carers

Information, advice and support for professionals working with kinship carers.

Working with kinship carers
Bridget Phillipson SoS speech at #ValueOurLove reception

Policymakers

Find out about our policy and influencing work, including our kinship care policy tracker and our constituency map which shares information about kinship carers in your local area.

Policy and influencing

Researchers

Find out about existing research about kinship care, our surveys and reports and how you can join our researchers network.

Research

Join our Professionals' Network

Our Professionals' Network is for social workers, academics and other professionals with an interest in kinship care.

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