# Kinship: Kinship \- the charity for kinship carers

> We are the kinship care charity\. For all kinship carers, special guardians and anyone looking after a relative or friend's child full time\.

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## Pages
- [Become a Kinship Friendly Employer](https://kinship.org.uk/get-involved/partner-with-kinship/become-a-kinship-friendly-employer/): Become a Kinship Friendly Employer to support your colleagues to care for children they love\.
- [Contact the Kinship advice team](https://kinship.org.uk/support-and-advice/talk-to-someone/contact-the-kinship-advice-team/): Find out more about our advice service, how they can help, and how to get in touch with them\.
- [Kinship's Value Our Love campaign](https://kinship.org.uk/get-involved/campaign-with-us/valueourlove/): Read about our campaign, \#ValueOurLove, calling on politicians to increase support for kinship carers and the children they love\.
- [We are Kinship](https://kinship.org.uk/): Our homepage\. Find out all about who we are, what we do and what support we offer kinship carers in England and Wales\.
- [Campaign Champions](https://kinship.org.uk/get-involved/campaign-with-us/campaign-champions/): Find out more about our Campaign Champions who are kinship carers taking action to make the lives of kinship families better\.

## Posts
- [Strengthening support for kinship families in Scotland](https://kinship.org.uk/our-work-and-impact/news/kinship-families-in-scotland/): Kinship is delighted to announce our partnership with Inspiring Scotland to strengthen support for kinship families in West Dunbartonshire – our first step into delivering direct support to kinship families in Scotland\. 
- [Cwmbran mum's 150km fundraiser for Kinship](https://kinship.org.uk/our-work-and-impact/news/cwmbran-mums-150km-fundraising-run/): Kinship carer Shannon, 30, from Cwmbran is running 150 km throughout July for Kinship in memory of her mother who died 10 years ago from a brain aneurysm\.
- [Kinship Navigator trial gets underway across four local authorities](https://kinship.org.uk/our-work-and-impact/news/kinship-navigator-trial/): Kinship has launched an exciting new pilot randomised controlled trial \(RCT\) of our Kinship Connected navigator programme in partnership with Foundations – What Works Centre for Children’s Social Care\.
- [New BBC Gladiators winner becomes Kinship Ambassador](https://kinship.org.uk/our-work-and-impact/news/new-bbc-gladiators-winner-becomes-kinship-ambassador/): Josh McDonald who is raising his younger brother following the death of their mum, has joined Kinship as our new Ambassador\.
- [Kinship responds to government announcement on reform of the adoption and special guardianship support fund \(ASGSF\)](https://kinship.org.uk/our-work-and-impact/news/kinship-responds-to-government-announcement-on-reform-of-the-adoption-and-special-guardianship-support-fund-asgsf/): It is deeply problematic that some kinship families are once again being pushed into systems designed with other families in mind\.

## Zoom Workshop
- [Managing contact for kinship families \- practical tools and tips workshop](https://kinship.org.uk/support-and-advice/training-and-events/workshops/managing-contact-practical-tools-20260924/): Explore the practical aspects of contact with birth parents and family members\.
- [Dealing with emotional challenges as a kinship carer workshop](https://kinship.org.uk/support-and-advice/training-and-events/workshops/emotional-challenges-20260715/): Learn practical strategies for coping with difficult emotions and how to recognise when you need a break\.
- [Preparing for sensitive conversations with kinship children workshop](https://kinship.org.uk/support-and-advice/training-and-events/workshops/sensitive-conversations-20261116/): Learn the best way to handle conversations about your unique situation\.
- [Understanding how to keep children in kinship care safe online workshop](https://kinship.org.uk/support-and-advice/training-and-events/workshops/online-safety-20261117/): Learn how to approach online safety with children in kinship care\. This includes helping them navigate the internet, learning about typical use and basic terms/concepts as well as how to address safeguarding concerns – even when less computer comfortable\. 
- [Understanding trauma and attachment in children workshop](https://kinship.org.uk/support-and-advice/training-and-events/workshops/trauma-and-attachment-20261208/): Learn about trauma and attachment and how they might affect the children you care for\.

## Peer Support Groups
- [National Online Peer Support Group](https://kinship.org.uk/groups/all-london-online-peer-support-group/): Join our online group for all kinship carers nationally, to meet, listen, share and support each other\. 
- [Diverse Families Group](https://kinship.org.uk/groups/diverse-families-group/): Meet other kinship carers to talk about the importance of racial identity, culture and heritage\.
- [Kinship Carers and Bereavement Group](https://kinship.org.uk/groups/kinship-carers-and-bereavement-group/): This is a space for kinship carers who have experienced bereavement\.
- [Kinship Families Affected by Drug or Alcohol Misuse Group](https://kinship.org.uk/groups/kinship-families-affected-by-drug-or-alcohol-misuse-group/): Meet other kinship carers whose lives are affected by someone’s drug or alcohol misuse\.
- [Neurodiversity within kinship families](https://kinship.org.uk/groups/neurodiversity-within-kinship-families/): A friendly supportive virtual space for kinship carers who are caring for children with neurodiverse needs\. A space to talk through challenges, offer support and tried and tested methods for parenting neurodiverse children\.

## Advice and Information
- [Helpful organisations](https://kinship.org.uk/support-and-advice/advice-and-information/helpful-organisations/): Organisations that provide specialist support and advice relevant to kinship care\.
- [Financial support and benefits for kinship carers](https://kinship.org.uk/support-and-advice/advice-and-information/financial-support-and-benefits-for-kinship-carers/): Stepping up to raise a child can be expensive, and money worries are common for kinship carers\. Find out what financial support and benefits are available to you\.
- [School support for children with SEND](https://kinship.org.uk/support-and-advice/advice-and-information/special-educational-needs/): Caring for a SEND child is rewarding but can be challenging\. It’s important to understand what your family is entitled to so you can make the right choices when choosing a school for your child\.
- [Financial allowances pilot for kinship carers](https://kinship.org.uk/support-and-advice/advice-and-information/financial-allowances-pilot/): Find out about the financial allowances pilot for kinship carers, including the local authorities chosen and how it will work
- [Legal advice and information for kinship carers](https://kinship.org.uk/support-and-advice/advice-and-information/legal-advice-for-kinship-carers/): If you are a family member or friend raising a child on behalf of their parents, legal advice will help you understand what your rights are\.

## Resources
- [Section 1D: How Kinship can support you to start a group](https://kinship.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer-with-us/peer-support-library/how-kinship-can-support-you-to-start-a-group/): Our friendly Kinship team can help you with practical support to get your kinship peer support group up and running\. From training to advice and more\. 
- [Section 4D: Thinking about choice and control in your peer support group](https://kinship.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer-with-us/peer-support-library/choice-and-control-in-your-peer-support-group/): As a group leader, you are starting a group to bring kinship carers together\. It’s important that everyone attending has choice and control with how they take part in the group\.
- [Section 4C: How to manage conversations and get everyone involved in your peer support group](https://kinship.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer-with-us/peer-support-library/section-4c-how-to-manage-conversations-and-get-everyone-involved-in-your-peer-support-group/): Getting conversation flowing between group members can be hard sometimes\. You want to offer somewhere members can feel comfortable sharing\. This section shares some tips and tools to help you create the right environment\.
- [Section 4B: Group agreements and how they can help your kinship peer support group](https://kinship.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer-with-us/peer-support-library/group-agreements-how-they-can-help-your-group/): A group agreement can be a great tool to bring your group together, creating shared values and building trust\.
- [Section 4A: Running your peer support group – tools and tips](https://kinship.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer-with-us/peer-support-library/the-group-has-started-running-your-peer-support-group/): In this section we’ll explore practical tools and resources to help you run your group\. Kinship carers will now be coming together regularly because you created the space\.

## Events
- [Dealing with emotional challenges as a kinship carer workshop: Wellingborough](https://kinship.org.uk/support-and-advice/training-and-events/emotional-challenges-wellingborough/): Learn practical strategies for coping with difficult emotions and how to recognise when you need a break\.
- [Kinship Roadshow Bexhill \(East Sussex\)](https://kinship.org.uk/support-and-advice/training-and-events/kinship-roadshow-bexhill/): Join our Bexhill \(East Sussex\) Roadshow to connect with other carers, share experiences and get vital information to help you make the right choices for you\.
- [Understanding the effects of drug and alcohol misuse on kinship families workshop: Croydon](https://kinship.org.uk/support-and-advice/training-and-events/drug-and-alcohol-misuse-croydon/): Learn about drug and alcohol misuse, how it can present itself, and the impact it can have on children raised in kinship care and their families\.
- [Dealing with emotional challenges as a kinship carer workshop: Coventry](https://kinship.org.uk/support-and-advice/training-and-events/emotional-challenges-coventry/): Learn practical strategies for coping with difficult emotions and how to recognise when you need a break,\.
- [Life story work with children in kinship care workshop: Sheffield](https://kinship.org.uk/support-and-advice/training-and-events/life-story-workshop-sheffield/): Learn about life story work – what it is, when to consider it, techniques to carry it out \(and get support\), as well as how it can help kinship children build a positive self\-image\.

## Stories
- [Sibling kinship carer and volunteer Kinship peer support group leader](https://kinship.org.uk/what-is-kinship-care/stories/roses-story/): Rose, sibling kinship carer, shares her story on being a volunteer Kinship peer support group leader\.
- [Kinship carer from Shipley and Kinship volunteer peer support group co\-leader](https://kinship.org.uk/what-is-kinship-care/stories/james-story/): James from Shipley, kinship carer, shares his story of being a Kinship volunteer peer support group co\-leader\.
- [Kinship carer and Kinship volunteer peer support group leader](https://kinship.org.uk/what-is-kinship-care/stories/rosies-story/): Rosie from Windsor, kinship carer shares her story of being a Kinship volunteer peer support group leader\.
- [Kinship carer from London and volunteer Kinship peer support group leader](https://kinship.org.uk/what-is-kinship-care/stories/coreens-story/): Coreen, kinship carer from London, share her story of being a volunteer Kinship peer support group leader\.
- [Aunt kinship carer and Someone Like Me volunteer](https://kinship.org.uk/what-is-kinship-care/stories/gjs-story/): GJ, aunt kinship carer share her story on being a Someone Like Me volunteer\.

## Reports and publications
- [Information pack for MPs](https://kinship.org.uk/our-work-and-impact/policy-and-influencing/reports-and-publications/mp-info-pack/): Our information pack for MPs covers everything you need to know to support kinship families in Parliament and your constituency\. 
- [Designing a new right to paid leave for kinship carers](https://kinship.org.uk/our-work-and-impact/policy-and-influencing/reports-and-publications/designing-a-new-right/): Read our proposals for a new right to paid leave for kinship carers, designed alongside kinship carers and workplace leaders, to inform the government's parental leave and pay review\.
- [Handle With Care: Annual survey of kinship carers 2025](https://kinship.org.uk/our-work-and-impact/policy-and-influencing/reports-and-publications/handle-with-care/): Published ahead of Kinship Care Week 2025, Handle With Care shares key findings from our 2025 annual survey of more than 1,900 kinship carers to provide an updated ‘state of the nation’ overview of kinship families and the current policy context\. 
- [Making work pay for kinship carers](https://kinship.org.uk/our-work-and-impact/policy-and-influencing/reports-and-publications/making-work-pay-for-kinship-carers/): Our new research reveals how poor employment support is pushing kinship carers out of the labour market unnecessarily – and keeping them there\.
- [Valuing Kinship Care in England](https://kinship.org.uk/our-work-and-impact/policy-and-influencing/reports-and-publications/valuing-kinship-care/): Valuing Kinship Care in England, published jointly by Kinship and The Centre for Care, highlights how kinship carers contribute £4\.3 billion to the economy by caring for children who need a safe and loving home\.

## Kinship care policy tracker
- [Financial allowances](https://kinship.org.uk/our-work-and-impact/policy-and-influencing/policy-tracker/financial-allowances/): The government has launched 7 new 'Kinship Zones' which are piloting equalised financial allowances for some kinship carers\.
- [Information, training and support for kinship carers](https://kinship.org.uk/our-work-and-impact/policy-and-influencing/policy-tracker/training-and-support-for-kinship-carers/): National services providing training and support for kinship carers and a new kinship local offer requirement are driving forward improvements\.
- [Local authority practice](https://kinship.org.uk/our-work-and-impact/policy-and-influencing/policy-tracker/improving-local-authority-practice/): Local authorities are developing their kinship local offers and responding to a changing policy landscape\. Ofsted inspection framework and foster care standards consultations are live\. 
- [Family justice and legal aid](https://kinship.org.uk/our-work-and-impact/policy-and-influencing/policy-tracker/family-justice-and-legal-aid/): There are no plans to extend legal aid for kinship carers\. A family justice strategy is due imminently and the Law Commission has published provisional proposals\. 
- [Engaging and supporting family networks](https://kinship.org.uk/our-work-and-impact/policy-and-influencing/policy-tracker/engaging-and-supporting-family-networks/): Family network support packages \(FNSPs\) are being embedded in Families First practice alongside a legal duty to offer family group decision making \(FGDM\)\.

## Categories
- [2025](https://kinship.org.uk/our-work-and-impact/news/category/2025/)
- [2023](https://kinship.org.uk/our-work-and-impact/news/category/2023/)
- [2024](https://kinship.org.uk/our-work-and-impact/news/category/2024/)
- [2022](https://kinship.org.uk/our-work-and-impact/news/category/2022/)
- [2026](https://kinship.org.uk/our-work-and-impact/news/category/2026/)

## Tags
- [kinship carers in wales](https://kinship.org.uk/our-work-and-impact/news/tag/kinship-carers-in-wales/)

## Advice Content Topic
- [Relationships and parenting](https://kinship.org.uk/advice-topic/relationships/)
- [Death and bereavement](https://kinship.org.uk/advice-topic/death-and-bereavement/)
- [Your rights](https://kinship.org.uk/advice-topic/your-rights/)
- [Health and wellbeing](https://kinship.org.uk/advice-topic/health-and-wellbeing/)
- [Contact time with family](https://kinship.org.uk/advice-topic/contact-time-with-family/)

## Case Studies
- [Kinship Carer](https://kinship.org.uk/our-work-and-impact/news/case_study/kinship-carer/)

## Optional
- [Sitemap index](https://kinship.org.uk/sitemap_index.xml)