At this time of uncertainty More the Grandparents remains committed to supporting kinship families in Sunderland and beyond. Whilst we have felt it necessary to cancel most of our face to face support sessions for now to keep people safe we are continuing to support families through telephone support, Facebook and our website. We will also continue to collect surplus food donations when available and distribute food to families in need. We also have carers on standby who are willing to support some of our older carers if required. Anyone requiring additional support should contact Melanie (ceo) on 07501191338
In response to queries regarding supervising contact between children and their birth parents in the community our advice is very clear. Families must do what they need to do to stay safe. Government guidance is that we need to observe social distancing therefore we believe that contact in the community should be suspended for the time being. We realise that this information may not be well received by the children's birth parents and it may cause difficulties for some families so we are here to offer support regarding this issue. Please contact Melanie on 07501191338. Anyone wishing to clarify this further should contact Together for Children's connected carer team on 0191 561 3211
Best wishes, Stay safe
Melanie Nichols
Ceo
In response to queries regarding supervising contact between children and their birth parents in the community our advice is very clear. Families must do what they need to do to stay safe. Government guidance is that we need to observe social distancing therefore we believe that contact in the community should be suspended for the time being. We realise that this information may not be well received by the children's birth parents and it may cause difficulties for some families so we are here to offer support regarding this issue. Please contact Melanie on 07501191338. Anyone wishing to clarify this further should contact Together for Children's connected carer team on 0191 561 3211
Best wishes, Stay safe
Melanie Nichols
Ceo
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Kinship carers are people who are raising their grandchildren or a relatives or friends child because they cannot live with their birth parents. This can be for a variety of reasons such as parental substance misuse, poor mental health or death of a parent but sometimes its because the children have been abused or neglected by their parents and they have been removed by the Local Authority to keep them safe.
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