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Kinship Local Offer

What is Kinship Care?

Kinship Care is when a child is being raised in the care of a friend or family member who is not their parent. This arrangement may be temporary or longer term. For example, you may be the child’s grandparents. You may not class yourself as a Kinship Carer or a carer, but this is how it is classified.

Our Kinship Local Offer provides support, advice and guidance for Kinship Children, Carers and their families to ensure that they are able to thrive.

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Further information on Kinship care

Find out what Kinship Care is

View the types of Kinship Care

Independent advice on Kinship Care

How we can help

Providing Kinship Care can be a complex and confusing process, but our team is here to help you, whatever your situation. We want to help you so that the child you are looking after and your family can thrive. Click on the links below to find out more information.

Support for kinship children and young peopleSupport for Kinship Children and young people
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The external advice, activities and support in the Local Offer have not been commissioned by Rotherham Council. Advice and information are the responsibility of those organisations. No safety or quality checks have been undertaken by the Council regarding the activities.

It is the responsibility of kinship carers to ensure that any activity and location meets your requirements of suitability, safety and accessibility as the Council cannot provide assurances to that effect.

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Find out how you can leave feedback on services relating to Kinship Care

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