Kinship Care Northern Ireland

Kinship Care NI are holding a tea party to say THANKYOU to everyone for their support and to celebrate their achievements over the last year.

Kinship Care NI have launched a new counselling service for kinship carers living in the Antrim, Draperstown, Cookstown, Larne, Magherafelt and Derry/Londonderry areas.

Kinship Care NI are offering a 6 week training programme to grandparents raising their grandchildren and other kinship carers living in the Derry City Council area.

Team Kinship Care are walking 52 miles from Derry/Londonderry to Coleraine (via Garvagh and Ballymoney) to raise awareness of kinship care and launch their new DVD 'Keeping Families Together'on the 27th and 28th October 2014.

There are over 14 million grandparents in the UK today and a growing number of grandparents raising their grandchildren. In recognition of the role grandparents play in the lives of their grandchildren Kinship Care NI are holding a 'Grandparents Day'

Kinship Care NI are holding an information and coffee event to inform of their work with kinship carers and their children in Northern Ireland.

Kinship Care NI are holding FREE, fun packed day to celebrate the culture of kinship in Derry/Londonderry

Kinship Care NI are holding a Christmas Party for 30 children in kinship care and their families in their new Kinship Care Support Centre in Derry/Londonderry on the 22nd December 2013, from 6.30pm-8.30pm

Kinship Care NI are starting a new walking club for grandparents and kinship carers in Derry/Londonderry commencing January 2014.

Kinship carers attended a coffee morning hosted by Deputy Mayor of Antrim, Brian Graham where they had the opportunity to meet elected representatives and social service professionals