2018 Bluecoat ‘In the Palm of my Hand”
13th February 2019Aim: to use art and dance to raise awareness of Kinship Care Outcome: The film was showcased to a live audience and a DVD was created to be shown in schools. We were approached by Bluecoats who came into our…
Media Release for ‘In The Palm Of My Hand’
31st January 2019MEDIA RELEASE Bluecoat create special dance performance with Liverpool charity Kinship Carers Liverpool Bluecoat, Liverpool’s centre for the contemporary arts, will premiere In the Palm of My Hand, a moving original performance, on Saturday 2nd…
Kinship carer benefits policy scrapped after court ruling
30th May 2018The government has scrapped its policy of withholding benefits from kinship carers who fall foul of the two-child limit after having a child of their own. The U-turn by the work and pensions secretary, Esther McVey, on Friday comes a…
‘Plunged into poverty’: are kinship carers getting the support they need?
28th February 2018Kinship care is more stable than foster care and, by objective measures, has significantly better outcomes for children. So how do local authorities view it, and how much are they willing – or able – to resource this type of placement?