Kinship Families Service

Kinship carers can be grandparents, siblings or any other relative or friend that steps in to bring up children when parents are unable to look after them. Grandparents Plus offers these carers some much needed support, during very challenging times.

 

Kinship care is extremely important, and kinship carers are a silent, dedicated, amazing army of people who do wonderful things to prevent a child from going into care, often at a moments notice with little or no prior preparation for this often, life changing intervention.

 

Grandparents Plus provides financial services to make the transition and journey, settling a child into their new home a less daunting one, for kinship carers we provide emotional  well being, with online local and national support groups.

 

We provide a peer to peer telephone line support service for carers whenever the need arises to have a listening ear. We also have an independent advice service providing vitally needed information on benefits, legal matters, contact and more.

 

Please get in touch if you or anyone you know is a Kinship Carer,  and receive the help you so deserve, we are waiting to hear from you.

Who to contact

Contact Name
Johanna Bernard
Contact Position
Project Worker
Telephone
07496 389 414 07496 389 414
E-mail
johanna.bernard@grandparentsplus.org.uk
Website
Organisations website
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Location

Name of venue
Marys Neighbourhoood Centre
Address
St. Marys Church
Upper Street
Islington
London
Postcode
N1 2TX
Notes

Islington Kinship Carers support group meet here monthly, due to Covid 19 we are now online till further notice.  Please call to get dates and times of our support groups.  Or if you need one to one support Johanna will arrange a convenient time where you can talk.

Marys run a youth club and other community services please contact their website: http://www.marys.org.uk

Time / date details

Opening times/date
Tues/ Wedn 9.30 - 5.00 pm project worker support - Thurs 11.00am and 7.00pm kinship Carers support groups- please call for details
Time of day
Daytime
Session Information
One to One family support for help with essential items
emotional challenges
childrens behaviour
contact..... Online support groups connect carers through shared expereince and similiar cirumstance are held fortnighly on Thursdays with quizes
cooking receipes
latest in Kinship Care
guest speakers
Self Care

Other Details

Who is this service for?
Kisnhip Carers
Can I refer myself?
Referral required
Referral Details

Referrals can be made by a variety of organisations or self referrals are welcome, please contact for more details. or our link for referrals is below:

Additional Languages
Availble in English and in most languages through an Interpreter.
Other notes

We are keen to hear from younger carers as we understand their needs are different, for this reason we are looking to bring together a younger carers forum.  please contact us if you or anyone you know may be interested.

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