Join us for an hour each month, focusing on your own wellbeing with other kinship carers. This online group is to help you take a moment for yourself in the busy run of life - a space just for you to focus on self-care, mental wellness, positivity and escape for an hour.
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Whether it’s a shared cup of tea, or a shoulder to cry on, support groups create an invaluable space to connect, learn and share with others in a similar situation. Find your nearest peer support group.
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A local online group to bring together kinship carers who find it difficult to meet in the daytime. All kinship carers from any part of South Yorkshire are welcome. Come along to meet, listen, share and support one another.
Join us to meet other kinship carers in Coventry, to listen, share, and support one another in a safe space.
Join our peer support group on Zoom for kinship carers in the Yeovil area. All kinship carers are welcome regardless of order or arrangement.
Come along to our virtual group for kinship carers in Taunton & Bridgewater. An opportunity to come together online with other kinship carers in your area to chat, share, listen and support.
Join our online group for all kinship carers across London, to meet, listen, share and support each other.
For special guardians in the Hammersmith & Fulham, Brent, Hounslow and Ealing boroughs of West London. Run by Adopt London West practitioners, alongside special guardian volunteers.
Come along and meet other kinship care peer support group leaders to share tips and experiences and support each other with running groups.
A chance to meet and chat with other kinship carers and opportunities to meet face to face in the future. Any kinship carers in the Bristol area are welcome.
A safe and welcoming space for Kinship carers in Plymouth, no matter how they came to be kinship carers.
This group is led by professionals at Achieving for Children and is open to all special guardians and kinship carers in the Kingston, Richmond and surrounding areas.
Free online support group for all kinship carers in South West London. Run by a kinship carer.
This group is led by Kinship staff and is open to all kinship carers who either live in North London, or whose children were placed by Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey and Islington. Come together online each month to chat to other kinship carers in your local area.
A group for all kinship carers to get together online and share their love of reading and enjoyment of stories.
Want to meet other kinship carers in Derbyshire? Join our virtual peer support group for a chance to listen and share with others who understand. This group is run by kinship staff and welcomes all kinship carers in the Derbyshire area.
Share your experiences and chat with other older grandparents who are looking after kinship children.
Run by a kinship carer, for all kinship carers in Lincolnshire. The group aims to provide support, information and a network to answer questions members have about kinship care that they don't receive from professionals. They meet in person once a month and have a Facebook page and a group chat. Their other aim is for our children to be able to meet, play and make friends with other kids in the same situation as them and they raise money to help all members on days out to create forever memories with their families
This online group is for kinship carers in East Lancashire to come together and share experiences and peer support.
Come along to meet with other kinship carers looking after their nieces and nephews.
Want to meet with other kinship carers in your area? For kinship carers from Cheshire to Cumbria and across to Manchester.
Can't find the right group for you?
Want to start your own kinship peer support group? We can support you at every step with a dedicated Kinship staff member, resources and tips.
How to let us know if you can't find a group in your area. If we’re able to start a group local to you in the near future, we will contact you to let you know.
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