The Injustice Advent Calendar Day 8
24 days to change the world
Day 8: #ValueOurLove
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The charity Kinship’s #ValueOurLove campaign is calling on the Government to take urgent action to improve support available for kinship families.
Every child needs love. That is why when parents can't look after a child, it's usually best if they can be brought up by a grandparent, aunt, uncle, sibling or a family friend. Someone they know, who can provide the love and stability children need, rather than grow up in the care system. This is called kinship care.
162,000 children in kinship families across England and Wales know the value of love. Love gives children certainty; love reduces stress, anxiety and fear; love allows children to concentrate on schoolwork and build friendships; love grows confidence, self-esteem and happiness. That is why children do better when they are kept within their families.
Unlike children in foster care, most of these families receive no financial or practical support - 8 in 10 kinship carers aren’t getting crucial local authority support, and over a third of those not getting the support they need feel they may be unable to continue to care for their kinship child as a result.
The #ValueOurLove campaign is calling on politicians to act now to end the unfairness which risks children not being able to stay within their loving families by equalising support between kinship families and foster and adoptive families.
Please add your name to the campaign: Tell your MP to act now to keep children within their families.
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