Kinship launches Kinship Friendly Employer scheme with the Minister for Children, Families and Wellbeing and high-profile businesses.
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Kinship has won a £3M contract from the Department for Education to develop training for kinship carers in England. The programme offers online and in-person support.
Kinship Trustee Beverley Barnett-Jones reflects on representation as Black History Month 2023 draws to a close.
On Monday 16 October, Kinship held an event in Parliament with attendees from across the political spectrum, to mark the first anniversary of the launch of the #ValueOurLove campaign
On Sunday 8 October Kinship celebrated the final day of our most engaging Kinship Care Week yet with a nostalgic steam train ride for kinship families in Bury.
Kinship's Breaking Point report finds that more than 19,000 vulnerable children across England and Wales who are currently being raised by relatives or family friends are at immediate risk of entering the care system.
Kinship has welcomed supermarket giant Tesco’s commitment to providing Special Guardians in its workforce with paid kinship care leave.
The Office for National Statistics' (ONS) analysis of Census 2021offers useful new insights into kinship households across England and Wales.
The Government has published the findings from its public consultation on proposed reforms to children’s social care.
A roundup of some recent activity from the Welsh Government and the Senedd, and how we're working to improve support for all kinship carers and their children in Wales.
Kinship's new report - Forced Out: delivering equality for kinship carers in the workplace - highlights that 86% of kinship carers are either forced out of the workforce or to reduce their hours when they take on the care of a child.
The Princess of Wales made a special visit to a Kinship peer support group in London on Thursday 25 May 2023. Her Royal Highness met grandparents, aunts and uncles who have been supported by Kinship.
Created with input from hundreds of kinship carers, Kinship Compass aims to address the challenges kinship carers face
Kinship launches research in to the experiences of kinship families from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.
We welcome government plans to fund support and training for kinship carers, which is the first ever major commitment to supporting kinship families.
The Government’s new plan for children's social care places kinship care front and centre to supporting children and families.
The Centre for Child and Family Justice Research at Lancaster University and leading national charity Kinship have joined forces on a ground-breaking social research project.
The final evaluation of the adoption support shows how tailored support is needed to better support kinship families.
Kinship campaigners and staff ventured to Westminster to host a parliamentary reception to mark the launch of Kinship’s first national campaign.
Our 'Cost of Loving' survey reveals that 8 in 10 kinship carers are failing to receive crucial support leaving many in crisis.
Emmerdale actor Jay Kontzle, who was raised by his grandparents, is backing Kinship's #ValueOurLove campaign.
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