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Kirklees Connected Persons Support Groups
Yorkshire and the Humber
When?
Fortnightly on a Wednesday, from 10am – 12pm and 12 – 2pm
The morning session runs from 10am-12pm and is an awareness session, where Kirklees council share topics relevant to kinship carers, often with guest speakers.
The afternoon session, 12-2pm is a peer support group.
Where?
Greenwood Centre, Ravensthorpe WF13 3JR
Who can join?
Any kinship carer based in Kirklees. If you live somewhere else, search for an online group near you.
How to join
Please call or email Debs Goddard, using the contact details below, to join the group and learn dates.
Children
Carer’s children are welcome to attend, if under school age
Contact
Please get in touch if you would like to join the group or have any questions.
Contact name: Debs Goddard
Phone number: 01484 221000
Email: CPT.duty@kirklees.gov.uk
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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