14/11/2022
As a Kinship carer I’m asking for the help you good people to support Kinships campaign for support for Kinship families.
Support from MP’s has been brilliant so far but we don’t want to stop campaigning for these children. So please do help by following the instructions below. 👇 Thank you 😊
✨ TODAY we're excited to launch our first ever campaign - - calling on the Department for Education to value the love of and take urgent action to improve support available for .
✏️ Add your name today: tell your MP to act now and support kinship families: https://valueourlove.kinship.org.uk/
💛 Every child needs love. That is why when parents can't look after a child, it's usually best if they can be brought up by a grandparent, aunt, uncle, other relative or a family friend. Someone they know, who can provide the love and stability children need, rather than grow up in the .
❗162,000 children in across England and Wales know the value of love. But society and politicians overlook and undervalue you.
⚠️ Unlike children in , most of these families receive no financial or practical support.
📢 By December, the Department for Education is due to respond to recommendations for major changes to put forward by the ‘Independent Review of Children’s Social Care’. We need to make our voices heard now ahead of this crucial response!
💪 We’re calling on the Department for Education to value ’ love by committing to a first ever strategy which includes these four urgent changes, so that are entitled to the same support as and families.
🔵 Equalise allowances between foster and kinship families.
🟢 Equalise access to training and support between kinship carers and foster carers.
🟡 Equalise leave between adoptive and kinship families.
🟣 Equalise support between children in kinship care and those in care.
💛 We are incredibly proud that our campaign has been developed and shaped by with the goal of mobilising to have a voice.
✏️ Add your name today: tell your MP to act now and support kinship families: https://loom.ly/99jpnpo
👪 Keep children within their families.
⭐ Support kinship carers.