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Kinship care
Helping families stay together by supporting children to live with carers they know.
Find out about
Explore the different ways friends, relatives, and guardians can step in to care for someone else's child.
Private fostering
Support and advice for families who make their own arrangements for a child to be cared for by someone who is not a close relative
Special guardianship
Learn about children and young people who live with a family member or friend under a court order until they turn 18
Friends and family foster care
Find out about becoming a foster carer for a child you know who is in the care of the local authority
Stories from kinship carers
Read personal stories from kinship carers about their experiences, and what they’ve learned and gained on their care journeys.
When friends become family
Read Kwame and Evelyn’s private fostering story
Building a lasting bond through family care
Read Daahir and Yasmin’s special guardianship story
Caring for family through fostering
Read Camilla’s friends and family fostering story
Advice and support when you need it
Whether you're a Special Guardian, kinship carer, or supporting a child through care, you're not alone.