Across England and Wales, more than 141,000 children are being raised in kinship care, growing up in loving and stable homes that keep them connected to their families, roots and community.
Kinship carers are grandparents, aunts, uncles, older siblings, and family friends who take in children often at a moment’s notice and with little to no preparation. They may be caring under a legal arrangement like a Special Guardianship Order or as a kinship foster carer or be raising children informally without a legal order. Whatever their situation, they all play a crucial role giving children, most of whom would otherwise be in the care system, safety, stability and belonging.
This Kinship Care Week, we’re celebrating the unbreakable bonds at the heart of kinship families – and the communities they build to support one another - while highlighting the realities of stepping up to care for a child who has had a difficult start in life.
Because kinship families should be recognised, valued and supported – and Kinship Care Week is a key opportunity to come together to celebrate all that they do every single day.
Staffordshire Kinship Carers can access the same training we provide our foster carers both pre and post approval. We also have specific Kinship support groups in Newcastle, Cannock, Tamworth and Stafford.
For further information about training please contact fostering.training@staffordshire.gov.uk or for information about your local support group please email For further details please contact the SGO Duty Team on 01785 895950 email: FPandSGO@staffordshire.gov.uk
