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Kinship Care NI Launch New Grandfamilies Training Programme

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Kinship Care NI have launched a new Grandfamilies Training Programme for grandparents raising their grandchildren and older kinship carers in the Antrim, Magherafelt, Cookstown and Draperstown areas. A range of FREE training courses are up and running for kinship carers in the Antrim and Mid Ulster area.  Some of the training programmes will be delivered […]

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 […]

Kinship Care NI launch ‘Kin Together’ Support Groups for Kinship Carers

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Kinship Care NI have established new ‘Kin Together’ Support Groups for kinship carers and their children in Antrim, Cookstown and Magherafelt. Kinship Care NI launch ‘Kin Together’ Support Groups for Kinship Carers Kinship carers in the Antrim and Mid Ulster areas of Cookstown, Draperstown and Magherafelt have established support groups for other kinship carers living […]

Me and My Family Project

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Children and their carers spent a day working alongside Emain Publishing to the develop a storybook for other children in kinship care. Children participated in storytelling sessions and arts and crafts and provided lots of exciting ideas for their new storybook. ‘Kuddles’ our Kinship Care Bear came along and had lots of fun working alongside […]

MiniKins Success

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Our MiniKins Group enjoyed an evening out and were presented with certificates by the top chef at Fitzoy’s Bistro. A fantastic evening and a huge thanks to all the staff at the restaurant.

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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