Learn more about kinship families in your constituency

Join the #ValueOurLove campaign to support kinship families in your area.

In England and Wales

  • More than 141,000 children in kinship care

  • 43% of kinship carers rated the support received by their local authority as poor or very poor.

  • 18% of kinship carers have been unable to take on the care of a brother or sister to a kinship child already in their care.

  • 12% of kinship carers are concerned they won't be able to continue caring for their kinship children in the next year if their situation doesn't improve.

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Kinship - Value Our Love

Join the #ValueOurLove campaign and help us secure more support for kinship families.

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Find out how you can support kinship families in Parliament and your constituency, and learn more about the #ValueOurLove campaign and what we want to see from the UK Government.

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