So proud of one of our young people - getting his story published and going along to the book launch today in London where he will read it out - raising awareness of Kinship Care as a care experience #kinshipcare
Jenny Turnross Stuart Williams Liz Parsons Lucy Peake

Thanks Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Sinn Féin for keeping this on the agenda. We are looking forward to our onward work with Department of Social Protection and Minister Heather Humphreys regarding accessibility to the Guardians Payment for Kinship families.

Spending lots of late night hours holding the newborn to get him to sleep whilst binging TV shows including #RaceAcrossTheWorld . Was really interesting to hear contestant Alfie talk about growing up in #KinshipCare with his grandmother in yesterday's episode! 💛Race Across The World

I interviewed Allison G. (@vakids VCU) about Virginia's new #KinshipCare law.
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Good to see BBC Casualty is exploring a #kinshipcare storyline. Hope they show how hard it can be. For a start employers could help by offering new parent / adoption leave. 🤗

Many thanks to Stewart Wood for pushing the Government during a @UKHouseOfLords debate this afternoon to invest further in reforming #KinshipCare and for highlighting our economic case for kinship care evidence. 💛

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Great to see Minister for #KinshipCare David Johnston OBE MP recognises the value & generosity of all the #KinshipCare rs Kinship campaigns alongside - they are so key in ensuring that Gvt policy changes will really work for all the families who desperately need better support

Lucy Peake Education Committee Robin Walker 9️⃣ What does the National Kinship Care Strategy get right? In response to Vicky Ford MP, Lucy noted the Govt's welcome recognition of #KinshipCare but emphasised the lack of long-term planning and sufficient investment.

💬 'There's no investment that matches that ambition.' 💬

A huge thank you to Bishop of Newcastle for highlighting the value of #KinshipCare in @UKHouseOfLords today and for asking the Government about plans to accelerate its reforms and equalise financial allowances between #KinshipCare rs and #FosterCarers . 💛

From 5 yrs old John Lennon was in #kinshipcare with his Aunt Mimi & husband George who bought him a mouth organ. His mother Julia visited on a regular basis, she taught him the banjo & bought his first guitar.
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LittlePeople, BIG DREAMS series for kids.

The first of our foster and kinship carer sessions start tomorrow! 💻 💜 There is still time to for people sign up so send us a DM or email your account manager.

#fosterFamily #fosterCarer #KinshipCare

Everything is coming together for Together We Thrive this evening at the The Museum of Flight! Check out our great view this evening. We can't wait to see you! Together we will help more kids and families soar!
#TogetherWeThrive #familywellbeing #kinshipcare #fostercare

Our Together We Thrive event last night at the Museum of Flight would not have been possible without the incredible support of our sponsors! Thank you all!

#gratitute #togetherwethrive #childwelfare #familywellbeing #fostercare #kinshipcare

“Many of the kinship carers and professionals I spoke with were hopeful for change.”

Sharon McPherson blogs about her hope for Black #KinshipCare families after her recent research trip to Jamaica through The Churchill Fellowship. #SDMNetwork
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We are grateful for our partner, Children's House International Adoptions. Without them, we could not pursue our mission to strengthen foster, adoptive, and kinship families: childrenshouseinternational.com.

#adoption #fostercare #kinshipcare

Earlier today, Kinship's Chief Executive Lucy Peake gave evidence to Education Committee as part of their children's social care inquiry, supporting MPs to understand more about #KinshipCare and current Government action.

Here are our top 🔟 highlights from the session...

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Lucy Peake Education Committee 2️⃣ Lucy noted the overlap between #KinshipCare and #FosterCare , the perverse incentive for children to enter care, and made the case for a dedicated kinship care system which recognises the unique needs, strengths and experiences of all #KinshipFamilies .

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#adoption #fostercare #kinshipcare

Lucy Peake Education Committee 1️⃣ The session began with a question on outcomes for children in #KinshipCare as well as #FosterCare and #Adoption . Lucy highlighted the impact of the love and relationships in kinship care, but asked MPs to recognise the need to improve support for all children.