I would never have imagined life evolving in this way, but despite all the challenges I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Finding a new place to live during the COVID-19 crisis has proved extremely difficult.
Karen became a special guardian to her one-year-old grandchild in 2020 in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Our evaluation found that the special guardians feel less isolated, more confident in their role, and report reduced concerns about their children’s wellbeing.
The family of three has been living in a one-bedroom flat, which has been incredibly difficult during lockdown.
Pat and her husband recently became kinship carers when the children’s parents were unable to look after them.
Over the next few weeks we wanted to share some personal stories from kinship carers. Today we want to share Kim's story with you.
As everyone across England and Wales is now in another lockdown, with all the worry that brings, please remember that everyone at Grandparents Plus is here for you.
Chief Executive Lucy Peake’s blog, published today in Children & Young People Now, makes the powerful case for more investment in kinship care.
Kinship Connected is our programme of support for kinship carers. In August this year, it was externally evaluated by Starks Consulting Ltd and Ecorys.
We believe that increased support and investment in kinship care now, will lead to better outcomes for children, wider society and the economy in the future.
Are you raising a disabled or seriously ill child? Family Fund may be able to help.
Kinship carer Janet, tells her story of living with cancer through the COVID-19 pandemic.
We believe that all children who do not live with their parents should be supported to remain part of a family into adulthood.
Kinship carer Wendy Turner wrote an impassioned letter to the Guardian raising concerns on restricting the freedoms of grandparents and older kinship carers.
We had a wonderful Kinship Care Week and have created a short film highlighting events, discussions, activities, and most of all - kinship carers!
During Kinship Care Week, we hosted a webinar about the findings from our annual survey.
The huge challenges facing the many thousands of kinship carers across the UK are too often forgotten by politicians and policymakers.
As kinship care week continues we are proud to share kinship voices. Here is a new poem by kinship carer Roz.
My husband and I have been carers for 8 years. We're now finding our way through the teenage years.
The Someone Like Me service allows kinship carers to use their personal experiences to provide emotional support and empathy to others, which is invaluable.
As part of Kinship Care Week, Grandparents Plus Chief Executive Lucy Peake has written a piece for Research in Practice.
As kinship care week continues we are proud to share kinship voices. Here is a new poem by kinship carer Penny.
Mae’r ffilm, y ffilm gyntaf wedi’i hanimeiddio gan Grandparents Plus, yn defnyddio peli gwlân wedi’u hanimeiddio i adrodd hanes un plentyn yn dod i dderbyn gofal gan ei modryb.
