New poll shows British parents want more state support for relatives who'll care if they can'tRead more
While the sun's been shining, we've been turning up the heat when it comes to fighting for better support for kinship carers - find out about some of the amazing work carers have been doing alongside us below. Plus your chance to get your kinship care questions answered when our advice team take over the Grandparents Plus Facebook page.Read more
This month we're celebrating #VolunteersWeek and we've got some exciting new roles for you. Plus our survey is still open, giving you the chance to have your say on kinship care.Read more
It's time to tell us about your experience of kinship care in our annual State of the Nation Survey. Plus tickets to a self-care masterclass and a look at life for kinship carers Sandra and Russell.Read more
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We’re delighted that Grandparents Plus has been selected to take part in the Connected Communities Innovation Fund to continue our work supporting and empowering kinship carers.Read more
Grandparents Plus welcomes the report published today by the Local Government Ombudsman.Read more
A new survey of over 500 kinship carers – grandparents, aunts, uncles and other family members and friends who’ve taken on care of children who aren’t able to live with their parents – has revealed that as many as 94% say caring has caused financial hardship, despite many stepping in to keep children out of the local authority care system.Read more
We're excited to be launching our new support service for kinship carers, Kinship Connected, in a quarter of London boroughs.Read more
Our monthly update with interviews from two award nominated kinship carers, and how to book your place at our Masterclasses.Read more
Our advice line for kinship carers is celebrating a milestone this week, having now helped over 7,500 families.Read more
We’re delighted to announce our new kinship care support service for local authorities is now available to be commissioned.Read more
Grandparents Plus welcomes the focus on achieving permanent homes for children who can’t live with their parents represented throughout the Foster Care in England review.Read more
We welcomed over 100 kinship carers, professionals, academics and charity representatives to our national kinship care conference last week.Read more
Grandparents Plus and Family Lives are pleased to present our Reimagining Kinship Care Conference which will address the urgent need to focus attention on kinship care.Read more
We need your votes to help us win £25,000 towards helping kinship carers in the North East.Read more
We've teamed up with the Ramblers to offer a series of intergenerational walking routes this Grandparents Day.Read more
We've launched a new campaign with Family Lives to raise awareness of the 200,000 children in kinship care.Read more
We're calling for more support for grandparents, as our new poll shows that 93% of families receive some kind of help with childcare.Read more
The Relative Experience Programme launches in North London, thanks to National Lottery funding through the Big Lottery Fund.Read more
Shadow minister for children and families Emma Lewell-Buck MP paid a visit to one of the country’s most underrepresented carer groups at a meeting in her constituency.Read more
Support groups in the North East have helped the Relative Experience Programme reach a new milestone – supporting its 500th carer.Read more
National charity Grandparents Plus has been awarded £250,000 by players of People’s Postcode Lottery to support some of the country’s most vulnerable families.Read more
The largest ever survey of kinship (family and friend) carers in England and Wales has revealed that a ‘legal lottery’ still determines the support available to children unable to live with their parents.Read more