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…
Wreath Making
4th January 2019We had a lovely afternoon, wreath making, mulled wine and mince pies. Our kinship carers are a very talented group.
Christmas Lunch
4th January 2019Our Kinship Carers organised and enjoyed a lovely Christmas Lunch for themselves and for staff – a big thank you for inviting us along, we had a lovely time.
Whistleblowing – link
24th October 2018https://www.gov.uk/guidance/report-serious-wrongdoing-at-a-charity-as-a-worker-or-volunteer
Summer fun on the ice
9th August 2018The start of our 2018 Summer Project has been so much fun, with lots more to come, kin-kids making new friendships and for some renewing old ones. These days give our kinship carers much needed respite; we also have family days…
2018 Annual General Meeting
31st July 20182018 Annual General Meeting The Board of Trustees at Kinship Carers would like to invite you to attend our Annual General Meeting. Thursday 30 August 2018, 6.00pm start followed by a bite to eat. Ellergreen Community Centre, Ellergreen Road,…
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?