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2016 Hero of Youth Awards

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A huge congratulations to Danielle McGinley who received a ‘Child of Courage’ Award and 20 children who picked up a ‘Special Recognition’ Award at the Hero of Youth Awards in Belfast. Thank you to everyone involved in the Awards and to Erin and Ellen at the Derry Journal who created a short film highlighting the […]

Information Days Raise Awareness

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‘Kuddles’ our Kinship Care Bear and staff members Emma and Charlene were out and about raising awareness of kinship care. A big thank you to everyone who came along to information sessions in the Meadowlane Shopping Centre in Magherafelt, the Tower Centre in Ballymena and the Abbey Centre in Newtownabbey.

2016 Charity Governance Awards

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Kinship Care NI were one of three organisations shortlisted at the 2016 Charity Governance Awards in London under the ‘Improving Impact’ (4-25 staff) category. Thank you to everyone for a great evening. We had an amazing time.

Kreative Kins Meet Famous Author

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A big thank you to the staff from Reading Rooms for giving young people in kinship care the opportunity to meet the Children’s Laureate Chris Riddell on his tour. Children attended an interactive workshop which encouraged them to ‘doodle’ everyday!

Kinnections Success

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Our Kinnections Small Grants Programme has enjoyed considerable success. In the last 11 months we have distributed grants to 122 children, making a huge difference to children in kinship care. For more information on the Kinnections Project contact Emma on 028 79301566.

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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