- Kinship Care NI

Northern Ireland
Kinship Care
Keeping families together
ISSUE 13 | March - April 2016
DERRY CREDIT UNION AWARDS | FLAG DAY | KUDDLES LAUNCHES NEW STORYBOOK | FABLAB
PROJECT | EASTER CELEBRATION | PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME | GROW WILD
PROGRAMME | YOUTH CHAMPIONS GET WET | DJ PROGRAMME | HEROBOOK WORKSHOP |
CMAC ACADEMY | KIN TOGETHER GROUP CARRICKFERGUS | MOOD METTERS TRAINING |
COFFEE MORNING PORTSTEWART | KREATIVE KINS MEET FAMOUS AUTHORS | KINNECTIONS
SUCCESS | KIDS ‘N KINSHIP SHOP | NEW SUPPORT GROUP IN BELFAST | THANK YOU |
UPCOMING EVENTS|
In This
Issue
Derry Credit Union Awards
Massive congratulations to all
our young people who were
nominated and shortlisted for 5
awards.
Young people came ‘highly commended’ in
a number of categories including Business
and Entrepreneurship, Contribution to Art,
Courage and Leadership. Young people were
delighted at receiving certificates and had a
great evening. Thank you to everyone at the
Derry Credit Union Young People’s Awards for
a fantastic night and for making young people
feel extremely special.
Flag Day Raises
£693.63
Huge THANK YOU to all our volunteers
and members of the public for coming out
and supporting our work with children and
young people in kinship care. Thanks to
you we raised £693.63!
ARE YOU A
GRANDPARENT
RAISING YOUR
GRANDCHILDREN
?
Kinship Care NI run KIN TOGETHER Support Groups for kinship carers in
Derry/Londonderry, Belfast, Larne, Cookstown, Draperstown, Magherafelt
and Antrim.
For more information contact us free on
0800 022 3129
‘Kuddles’ Launches
New Storybook
‘Kuddles’ our Kinship Care Bear officially
launched his new story book ‘Kuddles Goes to
Live With His Granny’.
The storybook, written by children
in kinship care was launched across
all five Health and Social Care Trusts
and is now available in 121 libraries
across Northern Ireland. An audio
version told by two children in
kinship care, is also available. Thank
you to everyone for coming along
and supporting Kuddles and his new
storybook. To find out more, or to
receive a copy of the storybook,
contact Leann 028 71373731.
South Eastern Trust
FabLab
Project
Young people got in touch with their creative
side by using technology to design and
create keyrings, photo frames and lanterns
as part of a fantastic programme run by the
FabLab project. A massive thank you to the
wonderful team over at FabLab for helping
young people create some fantastic pieces.
To find out more about the FabLab Project
contact Roisin on 028 71373731.
Belfast Trust
Northern Trust
Southern Trust
Western Trust
CELEBRATIONS
Personal Development
Programme
Grow Wild Programme
Youth Champions Get Wet
Young people spent the day team building and
getting involved in water activities at Creggan
Country Park. Young people worked together
to complete various challenges and everyone
got soaked! For more information on our Youth
Champions Project, contact Roisin on 028 71373731.
Herobook Workshop
Sibling carers and their younger brothers and sisters
worked together to develop their own hero books.
This was a great opportunity for siblings to spend
special time together and learn from each other
their hopes and aspirations for the future. For more
information on the programmes offered to siblings
contact Leann on 028 71373731.
DJ Programme
Young people enjoyed the opportunity to learn
new skills at our DJ Workshops. They had great
fun as they mixed tracks and performed songs in
front of each other. For more information on our DJ
Programme contact Roisin on 028 71373731.
CMAC Academy
Children from Carrickfergus and Newtownabbey
completed a 6 week CMAC Academy Drama
Programme. Children had a fantastic time and put
on a great performance for their carers. To find out
more about CMAC Academy contact Emma on
028 79301566.
Kin Together
Group
Carrickfergus
Mood Matters
Training
Kinship carers from Carrickfergus
came together for a relaxing
evening. They enjoyed some
dinner and there was plenty of
laughter. An enjoyable evening
was had by all.
Coffee Morning
Portstewart
Huge thank you to Aware
for delivering Mood Matters
training to kinship carers in
Magherafelt. Carers received
valuable information and had an
opportunity to meet other carers
from their area.
Carers from Coleraine and
Portstewart attended a coffee
morning to raise awareness
of kinship care. Thank you to
Shenanigans for putting on a
wonderful breakfast.
Kreative Kins Meet Famous Author
A big thank you
to the staff from
Reading Rooms for
giving young people
in kinship care the
opportunity to
meet the Children’s
Laureate Chris Riddell
on his tour.
Children attended an interactive
workshop which encouraged
them to ‘doodle’ everyday!
CONTACT
KINSHIP CARE NI
BELFAST
Contact
Emma Gault
Tel: 028 79301566
DERRY / L’DERRY
Contact
Leann Harris
Tel: 028 71373731
BALLYMENA,
NEWTOWNABBEY AND
CARRICKFERGUS
Contact
Emma Gault
Tel: 028 79301566
MAGHERAFELT, ANTRIM,
COOKSTOWN AND
DRAPERSTOWN
Contact
Charlene Tennyson
Tel: 028 94488202
Kinnections Succes s
Kids n’ Kinshi p
Shop Raises
£5,230.49
New Support
Group in Belfast
A new monthly
Kin Together
Support Group
is up and
running in
Belfast. For more
information,
contact Emma
on 02879301566.
Our Kids n’
Kinship Shop has
raised £5,230.49
since November
2015. Thank you
everyone for
donating to the
shop and we
look forward to
your continued
support.
Forthcoming Events
For more information on forthcoming events visit kinshipcareni.com/events/
Personal Development
Programme
9th May 2016
KINSHIP CARE NI
67 Carlisle Road,
Derry/L’Derry BT48 6JL
Sibling Family Day
4th May 2016
Information Stand
Ballymena
14th May 2016
www.kinshipcareni.com
Head Office: 028 71373731
Helpline: 0800 022 3129
Email: info@kinshipcareni.com
Thank You
We would like to thank everyone for
supporting our work with kinship
carers and their children. We would
especially like to thank Buttle UK,
Allstate NI, the Derry Journal, CMAC
Academy, Start360 and the Thinking
Cup and Book Reserve. Thanks also
to the Derry Credit Union, the Nerve
Centre, Social Enterprise NI, Belfast
Telegraph, Londonderry Sentinel,
Find Insurance NI, Creggan Country
Park, the Playtrail, Radio Ulster
and Angela and Rachel at Reading
Rooms.
We would also like to thank the North
West Community Network, Alley Kat
Design, Emain Publications, Aware,
Kip McGrath, Amplify NI and Conal
McGarrity Duffy Solicitors. Special
thanks also to authors Dan Freedman
and Chris Riddell, Donal Quinn from
the London School of Journalism, Dr
Katrina Collins, Rita Langhirt, Jean
Dunn, Eamon Durey and the Orsi
Family.
Youth Champions
Group
13th May 2016
 facebook.com/kinshipcareni
 twitter.com/KinshipNI
Youth Champions DJ
Workshop
18th May 2016
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
Design + Print Alley Kat Design www.alleykatdesign.com
Our Kinnections Small Grants Programme
has enjoyed considerable success to date.
In the last 11 months we have distributed
grants to 122 children, making a huge
difference to children in kinship care. For
more information on the Kinnections
Project contact Emma on 028 79301566.