Grandparents Plus’ Kinship Connected Barnet is our support service for kinship carers and Special Guardians in the London borough of Barnet. The service is run in collaboration with the Adoption North London consortium of councils which includes Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey, Hackney and Islington.
Due to the coronavirus we are now running two North London online support groups
- Kinship Connected Zoom Coffee Morning – North London (Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Islington) – Every Thursday at 11am. We use Zoom. Please contact Maxine (maxine.campbell@kinship.org.uk) if you have any questions or would like help getting set up with Zoom.
- Kinship Connected Zoom Chat – North London (Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Islington) – Every Thursday @ 7pm, project worker online from 6.50pm for anyone need help to access Zoom. We use Zoom. Please contact Maxine (maxine.campbell@kinship.org.uk) if you have any questions or would like help getting set up with Zoom.
Register for Kinship Connected Barnet
Are you raising a relative or friend’s child? Are you a guardian, Special Guardian or kinship carer?
If the answer to those is yes and you live in Barnet you can register for Kinship Connected Barnet here.
Support groups
Barnet Special Guardians Group
Barnet Council runs a support group for Special Guardians and other kinship carers who live in the borough of Barnet which meets every other month. Contact Eldica Noel at Eldica.Noel@barnet.gov.uk or Annie Gillmore at Annie.Gillmore@barnet.gov.uk for more information.
Meet your Grandparents Plus project worker for Kinship Connected North London
Maxine Campbell – Project Worker, Kinship Connected North London
E: maxine.campbell@kinship.org.uk
Other support in Barnet
- Adoption UK Barnet Family Placement Team
Website: www.adoptionuk.org/agency/barnet-family-placement-team
Phone: 020 8359 2000 - Families Online Barnet – Children’s Centre Listings
Website: www.familiesonline.co.uk/local/barnet/education/childrens-centres
