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Connected Persons

When a child’s parents are struggling to care for a child or to keep them safe, and social services are planning to place the child/ren in foster care, sometimes family members or family friends come forward to care for the child. This is a part of fostering known as kinship care or "connected persons".

Special Guardianship

If a child is made subject to a Residence or Special Guardianship Order, you will not be assessed as a foster carer and you will not receive fostering allowance. However you maybe eligible for support depending on your financial circumstances.

https://www.familylives.org.uk/advice/your-family/fostering-adoption-kinshipcare/special-guardianship-orders/

Private Fostering

Are you looking after someone else’s child? 

  • Are they under 16?
  • And you’re not a close relative?
  • Are they staying with you for more than 28 days?

Tell us, we can help. Call: 01352 701000

https://corambaaf.org.uk/fostering-adoption/kinship-care-and-private-fostering/private-fostering

Private Fostering