Kinship Together Episode 1: “I’d do anything for them”
21 March 2024
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In our first episode featuring a kinship carer, we speak to Gillian, who’s been looking after two of her grandchildren for around nine years. After facing a range of challenges, including the loss of her husband, Gillian gets support and friendship through her local peer support group for kinship carers. As secretary of the group, she plays an important role in making sure its members get the companionship, help and advice they need.
In the interview, Gillian talks about how it felt when she realised there were other kinship carers out there, and the impact her peer support group has had on both her confidence and life in general.
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In episode 2, we speak to Graham who has been a kinship carer to two of his grandchildren for around 14 years. He’s a single grandparent and the two children he cares for are now teenagers. Graham talks about how when he became a kinship carer, he was able to find the information and help he needed through attending a peer support group. He’s since gone on to offer the same support to many other kinship carers by running a group himself, which includes in-person meetings and an online Facebook community.
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