Derry Journal People of the Year Awards Congratulations Nicole

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ISSUE 16 September- October 2016

Northern Ireland Kinship Care Keeping families together

Derry Journal People of the Year Awards Kinship carers, Geraldine, Lorna, Jacinta and Hazel were crowned ‘Carer of the Year’ at the 2016 Derry Journal People of the Year Awards. Carers were absolutely delighted at receiving their award and spoke courageously about their experiences bringing up their relative’s children. Thank you to the Derry Journal for a great evening and congratulations to our carers who made us feel extremely proud.

Congratulations Nicole

Congratulations to Nicole Browne who received Firmus Energy’s ‘Person To Be Proud Of’ Award. Nicole who is raising her younger siblings was delighted at receiving her award and winning a luxury overnight stay in a hotel of her choice. A huge THANK YOU to everyone to took Sponsored by to social media to vote for Nicole. We cannot thank you all enough. CityCabs

ARE YOU A Kinship Care NI run KIN TOGETHER Support Groups for kinship carers in GRANDPARENT Derry/Londonderry, Belfast, Larne, Cookstown, Draperstown, Dungannon, RAISING YOUR Portstewart, Magherafelt and Antrim. GRANDCHILDREN ? For more information contact us free on 0800 022 3129 Cook African With Drums

Children participated in Me a 4 week African Drum Programme where they Children cooked up a storm made lots of noise and loads and had a fantastic time baking of new friends. chocolate brownies and gingerbread men.

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Young people tried With Art their hand at graffiti art and created fantastic cards, Me banners and pictures. Children completed a 6 week Reading Programme and had a fantastic time reading stories and learning nursery rhymes. African Drums Celebrations Trail of Halloween W5 Party Terror

Openwave Mobility Compete 65KM Charity Cycle

A massive thank you to all the staff at Openwave Mobility who completed a 65KM Charity Cycle and raised £3,836.29 towards our work with children and young people in kinship care. Special thanks to Julie Ferry for organising the event and completing the cycle. We are delighted everyone had a great time and made it across the finish line.

To find out more about our fundraising events and how you can get involved, contact Jacqueline on 028 71373731 or email [email protected]. Kinship Car NI FamilFamil FesFes

THANK YOU Derry Healthy Cities Start 360 Pink Ladies Cancer Support Group Youth Life Dunluce Family Support Hub NewPin Reading Rooms Kip McGrath Child Therapy NI Cedar Foundation Family Support NI Equine Enrichment Tiny Life St Columb’s Park House Kinship Car NI FamilFamil FesFes

THANK YOU STEM Aware Fab Lab Bonnies Bouncies Full Swing Duff Balloons Wonder Wagon Foyle Arena Izonhow Vlogger Joe Gray Coaches In Your Space Celine Taylor Clowning Around Mascot’s DJ Johnny O’Neill Unusual Information New Support Suspects Festival Stand Group for Male Dungannon Kinship Carers

We had an amazing time sharing ‘Kuddles’ our Kinship Care Bear our experiences and the journey made a special appearance at the of Kinship Care NI at the Unusual Oak Centre in Dungannon where Suspects Festival at the Holywell he met lots of interesting people Trust in Derry/Londonderry and and handed out information the Ulster Museum in Belfast. A on services available to kinship A new support group is up and huge thank you to the Social carers and their children in the running in Derry/Londonderry for Innovation Exchange and area. For more information on male kinship carers. To find out The Young Foundation and to our services contact Charlene on more contact Ruth on everyone who came along and 028 79301566 or email 028 71373731 or email supported us. [email protected] [email protected].

Workshop Find Insurance NI Celebrating University of Purple Day Bake #socialsaturday2016 Ulster Sale

Volunteers from our Kids n’Kinship Shop celebrated Staff from Find Insurance NI held #socialsaturday2016 with Robert Hagan from the University a Purple Day Bake Sale to raise a popup shop at Northside of Ulster held two workshops money and awareness of kinship Shopping Centre. Thank you with grandparent carers who care. Thank you to everyone to members of the public for shared their stories, including who took part and for raising the coming along and supporting us their achievements of bringing up profile of our work with kinship and to Des Farrell and Stephen their grandchildren. carers and their children. O’Carroll for all their help. Our Impact 1 Year

18 Sibling Carers and 66 children sibling 17 6 carers attended children training/support group activities engaged in sibling time engaged in services activities

volunteers 5 16 & 7 awards summer Children Carers 3 registered activities 11 received

2 attended by 7 CHILDREN & SIBLING CARERS 71 received advice children and and information engaged in group their families activities

of children of children and of sibling carers 75% enjoyed 100% sibling carers 100% said they felt groups enjoyed activities more positive attended attended about their family situation

Kinship Care NI Officially ‘One to Watch’

Our 3 social enterprises (‘Kuddles’ our Kinship Care Bear, Kids n’ Kinship Shop and School of Confidence) were joint winners of the ‘One to Watch’ category at the 2016 Social Enterprise NI Awards held in the Stormont Hotel in Belfast. Staff and volunteers had a fantastic evening and we are now shortlisted for the 2016 Social Enterprise UK Awards to be held in London in December 2016. A big thank you to everyone at Social Enterprise NI, especially Amanda Johnson for her continued support and a great night.

BALLYMENA, MAGHERAFELT, CONTACT DUNGANNON, NEWTOWNABBEY ANTRIM, KINSHIP CARE NI BELFAST DERRY / L’DERRY STRABANE AND AND COOKSTOWN AND PORTSTEWART CARRICKFERGUS DRAPERSTOWN

Contact Contact Contact Contact Charlene Contact Emma Gault Leann Harris Emma Gault Tennyson Ruth McGilligan Tel: 028 79301566 Tel: 028 71373731 Tel: 028 79301566 Tel: 028 79301566 Tel: 028 71373731 New Strabane Kin Western Trust John Raises Together Support Workshop £835.00 Group

We held a Shared Ethos Workshop A new support group has been with social work professionals to established for kinship carers in develop new ways of working in Thank you to kinship carer, John Strabane. For more information support of kinship care. Thank you Porter who ran the Dublin Marathon contact Ruth on 028 71373731 or to Pat Armstrong and his team for a and raised £835.00. A fantastic email [email protected] great day. achievement for John and his family.

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We opened a new Kids Thank you to Cathal Congratulations to staff n’Kinship Shop at 1 Carlisle Shivers and Jane Scullion A massive THANK YOU to member Michelle and Road, L’Derry to support us from Cooper Industries Ltd everyone who came out husband Ciaran on the raise money for our work for their generous donation and supported our Flag birth of their baby boy, with kinship carers and their and supporting our Elk Day. Thanks to you we Oisin Joseph weighing in children. Charity Fundraiser. raised £535.94. at 6lb 12oz. NAY

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KINSHIP CARE NI 67 Carlisle Road, Derry/L’Derry BT48 6JL www.kinshipcareni.com | Head Office: 028 71373731 | Helpline: 0800 022 3129 | Email: [email protected]  facebook.com/kinshipcareni  twitter.com/KinshipNI

Kinship Care Northern Ireland is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, No. NIC101036 and a Company Limited by Guarantee, No. NI602969