“Desperate for things to return to normal, but petrified at the same time."
Grandparents Plus is joining 152 organisations to ask the Government to ensure that children are at the heart of COVID-19 recovery planning.
Isabel has described herself as a “Glamour Nan”, and we’d definitely agree! She is a mother and grandmother, with a huge heart and a great sense of humour. Isabel found...
Grandparents Plus agrees that special guardianship order assessments should improve.
Read about Emily's journey from retired grandparent to full-time kinship carer.
Kinship carer Roz Ottery from Calderdale has written this wonderful poem of strength for all kinship carers.
Grandparents Plus is delighted to be one of the coalition of charities chosen by the Department for Education to receive funding to help vulnerable children most impacted by the coronavirus...
In 2019 I was made redundant, which was my opportunity to get involved; to use my time and skills to help make a difference to my community.
During Volunteers' Week, we wanted to share Jane's story of how she set up a successful group in Middlesbrough.
Only another kinship carer can have any idea about the range of emotions that we are all experiencing now.
Concerns of exhaustion, children's mental health and the lack of tools to home-school.
This week we’ve been going through the results of our latest coronavirus impact survey.
A series of poems by Penny Shutt, a kinship carer, who explores how it feels to come to terms with bringing up her brother’s child.
Faith, aged 8, reads to other young kinship care children during lockdown.
The thought of a child or children coming home after contact with hundreds of others every day is terrifying.
David and Christine not only lost their beloved daughter, but they were newly caring for their four bereaved grandchildren.
I thought it’d be good to share some stats and figures, with a view to helping others understand why Grandparents Plus are so essential in providing the support and guidance.
We’re seeing an increasing need for emotional and bereavement support as the devastation of this epidemic takes hold.
Read Angela’s journey from reluctance to positive action, as she gained confidence through support groups and Kinship Active to become a fundraiser for her local group.
The report focusses on how the talk of relaxing lockdown restrictions is causing anxiety among grandparents in the UK who care for children.
We have been overwhelmed by the stories you have been telling us since the lockdown began and humbled by your strength.
Kinship carer Gerald received £1100 as his family entered increased hardship due to the coronavirus crisis.
Grandparents Plus welcomes the Education Secretary’s announcement of £8 million funding to support special guardianship and adoptive families during the coronavirus crisis.
Resources for carers who are raising children who have experienced early loss, trauma and attachment disruption
