This group provides an opportunity for kinship carers to meet, share and offer support to each other through your kinship care journey.
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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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Free support group for all kinship carers in the Bexley, Greenwich or Woolwich areas of South East London.
This group is open to all kinship carers who are caring for family and friends' children on a fulltime basis.
The aim of this group, is to provide kinship carers with a safe space to offload, share experiences and make connections.
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.
This group is led by kinship carers and is open to kinship carers in Haringey and neighbouring boroughs. If you are a grandparent, aunt or uncle, sibling or friend raising a child when parents can’t, then you’re a kinship carer and we are here for you. They offer peer support and an opportunity to connect, build meaningful relationships, and meet local kinship carers on a similar journey.
This group is led by Families in Harmony, an organisation run by kinship carers. The group is open to kinship carers of African, Caribbean or Black Mixed Heritage in North London, West London and Essex. We also welcome kinship carers who are non-black, but caring for a Black or Black mixed heritage kinship child. We offer peer support through cultural food/activities/celebrations, advocacy and therapeutic parenting training.
A group run by Families in Harmony open to kinship carers of African, Caribbean or Black Mixed Heritage in South London, Kent and Surrey
A cooking club for kinship carers run by Kinship Hub in South London.
This group is led by Kinship staff and is open to all kinship carers in Islington. The group is a safe space for kinship carers to get together and talk to other carers. We give one to one support to carers who are having issues around kinship care.
Come along and meet other kinship care peer support group leaders to share tips and experiences and support each other with running groups.
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.
Online peer support group for kinship carers in England that are caring for a child whose birth parents were adopted.
A group for all kinship carers to get together online and share their love of reading and enjoyment of stories.
Want to meet with other kinship carers in your area? For kinship carers across London.
An hour to come along to meet with other kinship carers as part of the LGBTQ+ community.
Come along to meet other kinship carers looking after pre-school and primary aged children.
Share your experiences and chat with other older grandparents who are looking after kinship children.
An hour to come along to meet with other kinship carers who are looking after children on their own.
Meet other kinship carers who are also looking after teenagers.
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