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📣Family Rights Group campaigns for recognition and better support for kinship carers and the children they are raising. 👨👩👧👦Relatives and friends stepping in to raise children in times of crisis do so out of love. But face practical, emotional and financial challenges in doing so. ✉️Our latest survey - focused on work and family finances - aims to build a better picture of how the current system is working (and not working) and what changes would make the most difference. Will you help share our survey with kinship carers in your network? https://lnkd.in/etqMjvct #KinshipCare #Kinship #Family #Friends #Campaign #TimeToDefine

Kinship Care needs to be supported, globally Why? Because 1 in 4 children are currently living in informal kinship care, and both these children, as well as their families, deserve the chance to thrive. Globally, thousands of families are taking on the care of children, without access to support. With the right support, it can be the best option. Support Family for Every Child campaign. #GlobalKinshipCareWeek #KinshipCareWeek #KinshipCare #SupportKinshipCare #FamilyForEveryChild #GlobalCampaign #ChangemakersForChildren #TogetherForChange #CallToAction #CallForChange

Congratulations to Family for Every Child for organising the first-ever Global Kinship Care week. Children who cannot be looked after by their parents often end up living with relatives or family friends, this is known as Kinship Care. Family for Every Child state approximately 1 in 10 children are living in Kinship Care, but it is poorly supported in many countries. If supported properly, Kinship Care can keep more children connected to safe families, ensure they remain in touch with their own culture, and keep other alternative care systems from being overwhelmed and underfunded. Earlier this year, Family for Every Child released How to support Kinship Care: Lessons learnt from around the world. Through conversations with hundreds of practitioners and organisations around the world, this report presents what has been done to date and what can be done to support kinship care on a global scale. We are proud to have supported the production of this important guidance. Join us in supporting #GlobalKinshipCareWeek. #KinshipCare #SupportKinshipCare #FamilyForEveryChild #GlobalCampaign #ChangemakersForChildren #TogetherForChange #CallToAction #CallForChange 

When children cannot remain with their parents, relatives or close family friends often step in to provide care. This is known as kinship care, a vital form of family support. It ensures children stay connected to their roots-maintaining ties to their culture, community, and family history-while providing a familiar and loving environment during challenging times. Kinship care reflects the strengths and resilience of families, showing how they come together to support children when they need it most. Learn more about kinship care and why it is so important: https://lnkd.in/evFZ6MJQ #FamilyIsNHsBestInvestment #ItAllStartsWithFamily #WhatIsFamily #CelebratingFamilyInAllItsForms #KinshipCare

Have you ‘stepped into the breach’ to provide a home to children in your family? Did you get any financial, practical or emotional support when you offered to help to look after the children - to take on school runs and sandwiches and lack of sleep? To navigate a complex legal system? We know there are thousands of relatives and friends stepping up for children in times of need. You shouldn’t have to do this alone. Support services like our free advice line are available. But there are policies we need national and local government to change and introduce too. We at Family Rights Group want to know what you need and there are just two days left to contribute your experiences to our Kinship Carers Survey. For those who wear the mantle of kinship care – numbers, stories and your insights will help us to support you by pressing government for this recognition. Help us build a better system that values and supports kinship families. Take our survey or share with families in your networks https://lnkd.in/etqMjvct #Children #KinshipCare #Policy #Campaign #Advocacy #Families

It’s #GlobalKinshipCareWeek! So, what actually are some types of kinship care? Swipe to find out  ➡️ We’re raising our hats to all of the kinship carers who are keeping children safe, supported and looked after, around the globe 🌐 #KinshipCare #SupportKinshipCare #FamilyForEveryChild #GlobalCampaign #ChangemakersForChildren #TogetherForChange #CallToAction #CallForChange

So why support kinship care week? The majority of children outside of parental care are being cared for in Kinship care. Kinship care can help keep families together, providing support to parents when they are unable to care for their children. kinship care is often the preferred form of care for both children and caregivers. Despite this it is often poorly supported. Kinship care families have a variety of support needs from financial to emotional. Help us raise awareness on the amazing work kinship carers are doing and the need to support them better ensuring better outcomes for children. #GlobalKinshipCareWeek

One of the key differences in supporting kinship caregivers vs. foster carers is that often kinship caregivers take in a child unexpectedly, leading to sudden changes in their life plans. This can have both financial and emotional implications. Its important when supporting kinship families to recognise that often both the child and the caregiver might have experienced emotional distress and/or loss leading to the need to care for the child. They won't always have had time to prepare for this transition and can have substantial impact on their own family dynamics. #GlobalKinshipCareWeek #KinshipCare

Grief can manifest in many ways, not just after losing a loved one. It’s the deep sadness we feel in response to any kind of loss In the world of foster care, grief can touch the lives of everyone involved. Children may mourn the loss of family members or the life they’ve left behind, while foster carers can experience their own heartache when a child moves on For Grief Awareness week we share Foster carer Sarah's* thoughts on grief and how it has shaped her experience 👉 https://lnkd.in/eHiBakBj #GriefAwarenessWeek #FosterCareAwareness #FosterSupport

When children cannot live safely with parents, kinship care is often the next best option. It means children can remain safely in their family, with people who know and love them, instead of living with strangers in the care system. There are more than 153,000 children across England being raised in kinship care. Research shows it leads to better outcomes for children compared children raised by strangers in the care system. This includes for physical and mental wellbeing, stability in living arrangements, achievements in school and higher levels of employment in later life. Yet too often kinship care is undervalued and under supported. Opportunities to explore how a child’s family and friends can help are missed or come too late in the day, when the situation has already reached crisis point. Record numbers of children are currently in the care system. But we believe more could be living safely and thriving in kinship care with the right support. What does it mean to welcome children into your home as a kinship carer? This #KinshipCareweek, we asked our kinship carers' panel and this is what they told us... What does kinship care mean to you? We’d love to hear from you… https://lnkd.in/eKSJUhhS #ThisIsKinshipCare