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Children’s Peer Support Group
Yorkshire and the Humber
When?
1st Thursday of the month, from 4:30pm to 6:30pm
Where?
Next to the greenhouses at Crow Nest Adventure Playground, Heckmondwike Road, Dewsbury WF13 2SG
Who can join?
All children and young people living in kinship care, along with their carers, in the Kirklees area can join.
How to join
Contact the Connected Persons Support Team using the details below to join the group.
Contact
Please get in touch if you would like to join the group or have any questions.
Contact name: Connected Persons Support Team
Email: CPT.Duty@kirklees.gov.uk
Facebook group: Kirklees Connected Persons Support Group
What to expect
The children will be invited to join in various team-building activities and games. Snacks are provided. Members of the support team will be available if you would like to talk about any issues or concerns you may have.
This group is not part of Kinship and you need to contact the group directly to join. Kinship does not take any responsibility for their activities and we do not check the information provided by the group. The group will process your personal data in accordance with their own governance structure.
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