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‘Kuddles’ Launches New Storybook

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‘Kuddles’ our Kinship Care Bear officially launched his new story book ‘Kuddles Goes to Live With His Granny’. The storybook, written by children in kinship care was launched across all five Health and Social Care Trusts and is now available in 121 libraries across Northern Ireland. An audio version told by two children in kinship […]

Jacqueline Receives CO3 Award

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Our CEO, Jacqueline was delighted to receive the Best Newcomer Highly Commended Award at the 2016 CO3 Leadership Awards in Stormont. A big thanks to CO3 for a fantastic evening and to all the nominees and sponsors who made the night a huge success.

KINSHIP CARE NI LAUNCH STORYBOOK FOR CHILDREN IN KINSHIP CARE

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Kinship Care NI are launching their storybook ‘Kuddles Goes to Live with His Granny’ to raise awareness of kinship care and support children living in kinship care arrangements understand their family situation better. Events are taking place across Northern Ireland to launch a new storybook for children in kinship care. Events are FREE and refreshments […]

Reading Rooms Success

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Children were presented with certificates after completing the Reading Rooms Programme. Thanks to Rachel Duffy and the Verbal Arts Centre for all their hard work and support. To find out more about Reading Rooms contact Leann on 028 71373731 or email info@kinshipcareni.com

Kuddles Meets Pudsey

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‘Kuddles’ our Kinship Care Bear met Pudsey at the Verbal Arts Centre in Derry/ Londonderry to celebrate receiving £74,085. Huge thanks to Pudsey and everyone at BBC Children in Need for coming to see us and supporting our work. For more information on our Kinship Care Support Service and services provided to children in kinship […]

Human Story Telling With a Difference

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Kinship carers, Natasha, Margaret and Donna spent the afternoon with social work students at the University of Ulster sharing their experiences of raising their family and friends’ children. The event was a huge success and a fantastic opportunity for students to ask lots of questions and get more information on kinship care.

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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