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Young People in Kinship Care Win Awards Galore

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Young People in Kinship Care Win Awards Galore

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23 young people in kinship care won Business and Entrepreneurship, Courage, Leadership and Volunteering Awards as part of the Derry Credit Union Young People’s Awards.
Young People in Kinship Care Win Awards Galore

Young people in kinship care won a range of awards at a special ceremony at the City Hotel in Derry/Londonderry as part of the Derry Credit Union Young People’s Awards.

Caomihe, Clionagh, Jessica, Isabella and Molly (aka the MiniKins) won a Business and Entrepreneurship Award for the design, publication and sale of their ‘DinDins by MiniKins’ Recipe Book while ‘Youth Champions’, Teagan, Toni, Cillian, Stephen, Darragh, Chantelle, Tiernan, Cathal, Ciarnan, Shantell and Caoimhin won a Leadership Award for sharing their own personal journeys and helping make life better for other young people in kinship care.

Stephen, Megan, Siya, Kelly, Colm and Aaron won a ‘Courage Award’ and Kayla came runner up and received a Volunteer Award.

Young people were nominated by Michelle Gildernew MP and Karen Grace at Cafe Soul.

Speaking after the event Leona McMenamin, Service Manager said ‘What an achievement for young people in kinship care and their carers. We can’t thank everyone enough for nominating young people and supporting our work with children and young people in kinship care. Young people went home feeling extremely proud of themselves and so too did everyone here at Kinship Care NI.”

To find out more about the work of Kinship Care NI and the services we provide to children and young people contact Leona on 028 71373731.

Our Kinship Care Support Service in Derry/Londonderry is funded by the Big Lottery Fund.

How You Can Help Kinship care NI

There are many ways in which you can support us in our important wirk with kinship carers and children in kinship care. Here are just a few!

Stop By and Say Hello

Come and visit us. Meet our staff, volunteers and the children and families we support. We make the best cup of tea ever!

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Make a Donation

Online – via our website (www.kinshipcareni.com), Paypal (insert web address) or BTMyDonate (insert web address) By Phone – call us to donate by credit/debit card. By Post – please send a cheque made payable to ‘Kinship Care NI Ltd’ to Kinship Care NI, 67 Carlisle Road, L’Derry, BT48 6JL.

Take on a Challenge

Sign up to do something that will stretch you to your limits. Be that a sporting challenge (like a marathon), a walking or biking challenge or something even more adventurous (a skydive?!). Ask your friends and family to sponsor you in aid of Kinship Care NI.

Hold a Fundraising Event

Organise a fundraising event, like a Coffee Morning or a BBQ and invite all your friends and family.

Leave a Legacy

By remembering Kinship Care NI in your Will, you will be leaving behind a legacy that will make a real difference to children and young people in kinship care. You can also specify how you would like your gift to be used.

Payroll Giving

Setting up a donation through your pay is simple. However you are paid - whether monthly, weekly or every four weeks – you can give to Kinship Care NI in a tax effective way through your pay. A donation to Kinship Care NI each pay day will enable us to deliver more programmes and activities to children and young people.

Become a Corporate Partner

Select Kinship Care NI as your Charity of the Year or hold one off events to help raise money towards our work.

Become a Friend of Kinship Care NI

Giving a few pounds to Kinship Care NI via direct debit is a great way to help. Even a small amount per month can make a huge difference to the lives of kinship carers and their families, by paying for essential support and helping us to plan our services knowing we have funds we can rely on.

Become a Kinship Care Community Champion

Volunteer with us, help raise awareness of kinship care and share our news and events with your friends and family.

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