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Family Rights Group
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Helping Families, Helping Children. We work to improve the child welfare system to ensure more children can live safely in their families and children in care have loving relationships to turn to throughout life. Find us online at www.frg.org.uk
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Family Rights Group @familyrightsgp.bsky.social · 16h
For Kinship Care Week 2025, Shanayd shares her kinship care journey. From ‘scared lone wolf’ to giving evidence to MPs and ministers in Parliament.

🔗https://frg.org.uk/news-blogs-and-vlogs/blogs/do-you-know-about-the-work-of-the-kinship-care-alliance/

🎈#KinshipCareWeek2025
Quote: I am proud that the Kinship Care Alliance’s work earnt us the opportunity to engage with the children’s minister on real-life challenges kinship families face and to be able to urge faster, and clearer delivery on commitments that affect kinship carers now. - Shanayd, Family Rights Group kinship carer's panel and co-chair of the Kinship Care Alliance. Photo of Shanayd, Family Rights Group logo and Kinship Care Week logo. 6-12th October 2025.
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Family Rights Group @familyrightsgp.bsky.social · 2d
🙌It's Kinship Care Week! Do you work with kinship carers or potential kinship carers? Come to our FREE drop-in session to find out more about our advice service and how to signpost families to us.

📅 8th October 2025, 10am – 11am

Book your place here: https://ow.ly/qBEA50X5POM
Advice Service Drop-in for Professionals on kinship care. Find out how you can signpost kinship families to our advice service. Wednesday 8th October, 10am to 11am. Family Rights Group logo. KInship Care Week logo.
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Family Rights Group @familyrightsgp.bsky.social · 3d
Happy Grandparent's Day!

Ray and Lynn are grandparents – but they are also kinship carers for 6-year old Lucy*

On #GrandparentsDay they share their story of kinship care:

🔗https://ow.ly/cEvp50X5QtL
Photo of grandparents and grandchildren on a walk in hazy sunshine. Text: Happy Grandparents' Day from Family Rights Group [logo].
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Family Rights Group @familyrightsgp.bsky.social · 5d
Do you work with kinship carers or potential kinship carers? Come to our FREE drop-in session to find out more about our advice service and how to signpost families to us.

📅 8th October 2025, 10am – 11am

Book your place here: https://ow.ly/qBEA50X5POM
Advice Service Drop-in for Professionals on kinship care. Find out how you can signpost kinship families to our advice service. Wednesday 8th October, 10am to 11am. Family Rights Group logo. KInship Care Week logo.
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Family Rights Group @familyrightsgp.bsky.social · 8d
What does 'It takes a village to raise a child' actually mean? Ahead of Black History Month 2025, here is a quick reminder of this brilliant conversation from last year.

Full vlog: frg.org.uk/news-blogs-a...
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Family Rights Group @familyrightsgp.bsky.social · 15d
"Now I finally have found myself and I know who Salma is"

📅Sunday 28th September, 5.45pm in the Youth Zone, at The Labour Party Conference.

Find out more and sign up:
frg.org.uk/events/build...
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Family Rights Group @familyrightsgp.bsky.social · 20d
And:
- GivingHOPE and Minimising Trauma
- Why reunification?
- International Exchange on Family Group Conferencing
- Lifelong Links: going global!
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Family Rights Group @familyrightsgp.bsky.social · 20d
Sessions include:
- Family Group Conferencing in the English Context: Improving access to FGC in Children’s Services
- Working in partnership to achieve recognition and equality for kinship carers and their children
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Family Rights Group @familyrightsgp.bsky.social · 20d
Join us! Family Rights Group staff, parents and kinship carers panel members, and trustees are sharing expertise at this year’s Kempe Center international virtual conference: A call to action to change child welfare 2025.

🔗https://frg.org.uk/events/
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Family Rights Group @familyrightsgp.bsky.social · 21d
If you are a Labour politician or party member heading to conference - find out more and register: frg.org.uk/events/build...
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Family Rights Group @familyrightsgp.bsky.social · 21d
Our #BuildNotBreak event at #Lab25 will explore fixing the care system so all children have lasting, loving relationships. New Minister Josh Macalister will speak alongside care leavers Salma and AJ, @cathyashley.bsky.social, Jo Casebourne from Foundations and Cllr Marion Atkinson, Sefton Council.
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Family Rights Group @familyrightsgp.bsky.social · 22d
🚨 We're recruiting trustees!
Join us to help transform the child welfare system and deliver our vision: a society where children thrive in their families, and have loving relationships to turn to throughout life.

📅 Deadline: 7th October
🔗 Learn more: frg.org.uk/about-us/wor...
Image to promote Family Rights Group's trustee vacancy. It shows a woman sat at a table, with a water bottle and pen in front of her. Text reads: “Join our Board of Trustees… and help children thrive in their families, and have loving relationships to turn to throughout life.” The Family Rights Group logo is in the bottom right corner.
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Family Rights Group @familyrightsgp.bsky.social · 27d
Great to facilitate an excellent session of the APPG on Kinship Care yesterday. Thanks to MPs @munirawilson.bsky.social, Joe Robertson, @bobbywdean.bsky.social and all the organisations who gave evidence.
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APPG on Kinship Care @appgkinshipcare.bsky.social · 27d
Our 2nd spotlight session yesterday on kinship families raising children with special educational needs & disabilities.

@lucypeake.bsky.social Kinship
@annabirdfr.bsky.social @contactfamilies.bsky.social
Johanna Bernard #FamiliesInHarmony
Kate Cox #IPSEA
Brian Roberts @nationalfasd.bsky.social
A screenshot of the Zoom evidence session the All Party Parliamentary Group on Kinship Care held, focused on special educational needs and disabilities. It includes APPG Vice Chair Munira Wilson MP alongside Johanna Bernard from Families in Harmony, Anna Bird from Contact, Kate Cox from the Independent Provider of Special Education Advice (IPSEA) , Dr Lucy Peake from Kinship and Brian Roberts from The National Organisation for FASD. The session was facilitated by Family Rights Group.
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CELCIS @celcis.org · Sep 5
The recording of our webinar discussing the findings from an evaluation of @familyrightsgp.bsky.social trial of Lifelong Links in Scotland, is available here: buff.ly/3YKHtMR
A graphic promoting the lifelong links webinar hosted by CELCIS.
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Family Rights Group @familyrightsgp.bsky.social · Sep 8
We're facilitating this session for @appgkinshipcare.bsky.social this week. Find out more about the APPG's SEND sessions in our recent blog: frg.org.uk/news-blogs-a...
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Family Rights Group @familyrightsgp.bsky.social · Sep 4
🆕Today the Govt made an announcement about the Adoption & Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF).
It will continue into next year.
🔗 Read the statement: ow.ly/PGg250WRcb3

But concerns remain:
A photo of Cathy Ashley, Chief Executive, Family Rights Group. Together with the text of a quote from her: “Family Rights Group is hugely relieved that the Government has announced that the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund will continue next year. We are also pleased that the Minister has committed to consult in the New Year with children and kinship families on the future of the Fund. However, the Government needs to go further, both in restoring the cuts in the amounts available to be spent on specialist assessments and therapy for individual children, and in enabling all children raised in kinship care, who need therapeutic support, to be eligible to apply to the Fund.” Family Rights Group logo
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Family Rights Group @familyrightsgp.bsky.social · Sep 3
⏰ There's still time! Ask your MP to attend the Westminster Hall debate tomorrow (4th) on the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund.

Read more about the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund and join our campaign: ow.ly/9OBq50WQu5B
The image features a stylized illustration of Big Ben and the Palace of Westminster in blue and gold tones. Bold text reads: "Family Rights Group – 50 Years." Below, a call to action says: "Time to take action! Ask your MP to attend the Westminster Hall debate on the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund."
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Family Rights Group @familyrightsgp.bsky.social · Sep 3
📢 Updated advice sheets on accessing info from children’s services.

We explain how to:
✅ ask to see personal information held by children’s services
✅ make Freedom of Information requests to children's services

🔗https://ow.ly/JeA150WNE4X

Please share to help others!
Promotional graphic for Family Rights Group updated advice sheets. The main section features a bold “Updated advice sheets” sign with a megaphone icon and the text “Accessing information from children's services.” There are two smaller images: one of two people looking at a tablet together, and another of a person writing in a notebook on a couch. The Family Rights Group logo with “50 Years” is at the bottom.
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Family Rights Group @familyrightsgp.bsky.social · Sep 2
📢 We’re speaking at the Kempe Centre virtual conference: A Call to Action to Change Child Welfare 2025! A chance to come together, challenge systems, centre families, and drive real change.
Watch this space for session details!

#TakeAction2025 #ChildWelfare #KempeConference
Promotional banner for an international virtual conference on child welfare. The top section reads ‘A call to action to change child welfare; in white text on a purple background. Below, illustrated diverse hands are raised, each holding a red heart, with 2025; on one heart. A blue digital world map is in the background with the #TakeAction2025 and the text INTERNATIONAL VIRTUAL CONFERENCE. The top & bottom section includes event details: ‘Family Rights Group is speaking – join us! International virtual conference October 6th – 9th 2025, along with logos for Family Rights Group and The Kempe Center.
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Family Rights Group @familyrightsgp.bsky.social · Aug 20
The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill will make it mandatory for local authorities to offer families the opportunity to come up with solutions for their children’s welfare.

Find out how we can help your local authority to do it right.

👉 frg.org.uk/training-con...
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Family Rights Group @familyrightsgp.bsky.social · Aug 19
We are seeking a highly motivated candidate to lead our young people’s participation activities. This exciting role is integral to our goal around engaging young people, and will support the development of our Lifelong Links work.

Find out more & apply: frg.org.uk/about-us/wor...
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Family Rights Group @familyrightsgp.bsky.social · Aug 13
📣 The Government has announced that kinship carers will be included in a new review of parental leave and pay!

Are you a kinship carer and do you want to make sure your voice is heard? Respond to the review’s call for evidence: ow.ly/5nfc50WF5UR

#SameLoveSameLeave
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Family Rights Group @familyrightsgp.bsky.social · Aug 11
Emma Lewell-Buck MP nails the hammer on the head. There is a current gap in legislation that leaves sibling relationships without the same protections as those with parents. Let's change that.

More about the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill:
👉 frg.org.uk/policy-and-c...
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Family Rights Group @familyrightsgp.bsky.social · Aug 5
💻 How is the SEND crisis affecting children in kinship care?

Our Head of Public Affairs, Jordan Hall, has written a blog exploring some of the key messages from kinship families navigating the SEND support system.

Read it here: t.co/a05RdR8txr
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Family Rights Group @familyrightsgp.bsky.social · Jul 31
📢 Ofsted inspection report of ‪@stockportcouncil.bsky.social‬ children’s services highlights benefits of Lifelong Links

💪 To date, over 4,000 children and young people have benefited from Lifelong Links.

Want to know more? Go to: frg.org.uk/lifelong-lin...
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