We are Kinship. The leading kinship care charity in England and Wales. We're here for kinship carers - friends or family who step up to raise a child when their parents aren't able to.
For professionals:
Commissioners and senior leaders
If you are a commissioner or senior leader within a local authority, here are some of the ways we can work together.
Are you a kinship carer?
Please visit Support and advice for kinship carers
Commission our services
Most kinship families receive no financial or practical support. Like us, you know that needs to change. Find out how you can make a real difference for kinship carers in your area by commissioning our services.
Commission our services
Working with kinship carers
We work with all sorts of professionals and local authorities to support kinship carers. Find out how we can work together, and how you can better support the kinship carers in your area.
Working with kinship carers
Become a Kinship Friendly Employer
Our Kinship Friendly Employer scheme has been set up to provide a free framework and toolkit to help any employer support kinship carers within their workforce.
Find out more
Join our Professionals' Network
Our Professionals’ Network is free to join and is for social workers, academics and other professionals with an interest in kinship care. Find out more and sign up now.
Join our Professionals’ Network
Join our Researchers' Network
Are you a researcher, academic or partner interested in kinship care research and best practice? Join our Researchers’ Network to stay up to date with latest research and find out about our quarterly meetings.
Join our Researchers’ Network
Our work and impact
Since 2001, we have been supporting kinship carers in England and Wales to access the support they need to help provide a stable, loving home for the children they care for. Find out more about our work and impact.
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Kinship carers are family or friends who step up, often during an unexpected crisis, to care for a child when their parents aren’t able to.
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