{"id":53345,"date":"2021-10-06T13:03:26","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T12:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/?p=53345"},"modified":"2023-05-17T16:25:40","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T15:25:40","slug":"celebrating-kinship-carers-across-devon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/celebrating-kinship-carers-across-devon\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating kinship carers across Devon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kinship Care Week is running from 5 to 11 October 2021, and is our chance to celebrate kinship families and raise awareness of the role of kinship carers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kinship care is when a child lives full-time or most of the time with a relative or friend who isn\u2019t their parent, usually because their parents aren\u2019t able to care for them. That relative or friend is called a \u2018kinship carer\u2019, and it\u2019s estimated that around half of kinship carers are grandparents, but many other relatives including older siblings, aunts, uncles, as well as family friends and neighbours can also be kinship carers.<br><br>There are lots of different types of kinship care, and if you\u2019re a kinship carer, you might find that as circumstances change, the type of kinship carer you are may change too. Kinship care includes children who may be:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>living in an informal arrangement made by their parents<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2018looked after\u2019 by the local authority and placed with family and friends foster carers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>on a Child Arrangements Order or Special Guardianship Order<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kinship carers are also often referred to as \u2018family and friends carers\u2019 or \u2018connected carers\u2019. <br><br>If you have any questions about friends and family foster carers or would like to find out more information about how you can foster for us and inspire a child\u2019s future, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fosteringindevon.org.uk\" rel=\"noopener\">please visit the Fostering Devon website<\/a> or call us on 0345 155 1077.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"National Kinship Care Week is a chance to say thank you to Devon&#8217;s kinship 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