In this episode of Kinship Together, you can listen back to some of the highlights from our previous conversations with kinship carers. In particular, you can hear how kinship peer support groups have such a positive impact on the lives of ca

Episode 5: "From this date to forever"

Mar 20th, 2024 17m 16s

In this episode, we chat to Peter and Maxine who've been kinship carers for around eight years and have a special guardianship order, which means they have long-term legal responsibility for the children they care for. They talk about how when

Episode 4: "Alone together"

Mar 20th, 2024 24m 56s

In this episode, we speak to David who's been a kinship carer for around three years. He also helps other kinship carers through Kinship’s volunteer service, Someone Like Me. He shares his experience of talking to other kinship carers and the b

Episode 3: "It's not just me"

Mar 19th, 2024 21m 45s

In this episode, we talked to Marisa who along with her mum has been a kinship carer for seven years. Though they work as a close-knit team, it's her mum who has the special guardianship order, which means she has a long-term legal responsibili

Episode 2: "A sigh of relief"

Mar 19th, 2024 16m 35s

In this episode, we speak to Graham who has been a kinship carer for around 14 years. He's a single grandparent and the two children he cares for are now teenagers. Graham talks about how when he became a kinship carer, he was able to find the

Episode 1: "I’d do anything for them"

Mar 19th, 2024 22m 14s

In our first interview with a kinship carer, we speak to Gillian, who's been a kinship carer for around nine years. After facing a range of challenges, including the loss of her husband, Gillian gets support and friendship through her local pee

Introducing kinship care – why peer support matters

Mar 19th, 2024 28m 33s

In this first episode of Kinship Together, Kinship's Chief Executive Lucy Peake explains what kinship care is, why it's so important, and how peer support can have an incredible impact on carer's lives. Having worked with kinship carers for man

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