This group is led by the local authority and is open to special guardians (post order) in Basildon. The group offers a chance to benefit from peer support and meet and get to know other special guardians with similar experiences in your area.
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This group is led by the local authority and is open to special guardians (post order) in Clacton. We provide a supportive environment for special guardians (post order) where the pleasures and challenges of special guardianship are understood. The group offers a chance to benefit from peer support and meet and get to know other special guardians with similar experiences in your area.
This group is led by the local authority and is open to special guardians (post order) in Mid Essex. We provide a supportive environment for special guardians (post order) where the pleasures and challenges of special guardianship are understood. The group offers a chance to benefit from peer support and meet and get to know other special guardians with similar experiences in your area.
This group is led by the local authority and is open to special guardians (post order) in Essex. They provide a supportive environment for special guardians (post order) where the pleasures and challenges of special guardianship are understood. The group offers a chance to benefit from peer support and meet and get to know other special guardians with similar experiences in your area.
This group is led by the local authority and is open to special guardians (post order) in West Essex. They provide a supportive environment for special guardians (post order) where the pleasures and challenges of special guardianship are understood. The group offers a chance to benefit from peer support and meet and get to know other special guardians with similar experiences in your area.
This group is led by kinship carers and is open to all kinship carers in the Northampton area. They are a local Northampton group that gives support to kinship carers.
This group is led by kinship carers and is open to all kinship carers of any age in Greater Eston. They meet weekly to chat and support each other, have a laugh or offer advice.
This group is led by kinship carers and is open to all kinship carers in Stockton, Norton and Billingham. They give support, help and advice where we can. They meet regularly for Coffee and Chat mornings, fundraising events and activity days with their kin children.
This group is led by Wallsend Kinship Carers, a charity run by kinship carers. The group is open to all kinship carers in Wallsend and the surrounding area. They offer a safe place for kinship carers, young or old with any order. They provide peer support, friendship and signposting, helping to reducing isolation and loneliness.
The group is led by kinship carers and is open to all kinship carers in West Norfolk. We provide peer support, friendship and encouragement to all kinship carers in Kings Lynn and West Norfolk.
This group is led by kinship carers with the support of a volunteer co-ordinator and is open to all kinship carers in Northumberland. They are a friendly and welcoming group that has been running for over 8 years. They are open to any kinship carer in the area looking to meet other kinship carers to share advice and support, not only from each other but from a wide range of professionals.
This group is led by kinship carers and is open to all kinship carers in Newcastle West. They are a friendly support group for all kinship carers, always happy to help anyone out. They have Christmas and Easter parties for the children. They hope to arrange days out in the summer for everyone to get together.
This group is led by kinship carers and is open to all kinship carers in Newcastle East. We are a friendly support group for kinship carers, offering support and advice.
This group is led by kinship carers and is open to all kinship carers in Consett and the surrounding area. The group aims to provide a space where carers can come and chat about the highs and the lows, receive support and advice from each other and form friendships. They signpost to external services when required.
This group is led by Kinship staff through our Kinship Connected service, and is open to all kinship carers in the Halifax area. This group aims to build a community of kinship carers who can offer peer support to each other. It is situated inside the cafe at Shibden Park. On summer days we often go for a wander around too.
This group is led by Kinship staff through our Kinship Connected service, and is open to all kinship carers in the Farsley area. This group aims to create a community of Kinship carers who can support each other. It is located in a private room inside the Library. Kinship Connected is a support service that your local authority has commissioned Kinship to run in your area. It offers kinship carers intensive remote and in-person, one-to-one family support from experienced project workers.
This group is led by the local authority and is open to all kinship carers in Redcar and the surrounding area. They support each other and give each other advice. They offer tips on how we can best help one another in kinship.
Welcome to the County Durham Kinship Group. This is a space to talk to other kinship carers who live in the County Durham. All kinship carers from the region are welcome. This is a Facebook group run by a kinship carer. It is open to all kinship carers in County Durham.
This group is led by Kinship staff through our Kinship Connected service, and is open to all kinship carers in the Wakefield area.