Unlocking Potential: Education and Support for Birth Families
In the realm of child welfare and social services, there exists a vital organization that has been making significant strides in...
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Registered Charity Number 1007596
Non-judgemental.
Person-centered.
Independent.
Families in Care.
For a parent at risk of losing their child, the experience of going through the child safeguarding process can be bewildering, lonely and traumatic.
The stakes are high, and the power balance is often strongly weighted against them.
Birth parents often lack knowledge and understanding of the process. They have little emotional support,
so it is not surprising that stress and anxiety levels are high. Helping birth parents to understand their rights
and choices facilitates improved partnership working
with local authorities, better parental engagement, and improved chances for children.
While working with parents and other family members,
we play a full part in safeguarding children.
Give hope a chance.
Birth parents who go through the child protection process are often frightened, overwhelmed, and isolated. They feel trapped and lose hope for a better tomorrow.
With your help we can change that.
By donating to Families in Care,
you give hope a chance to shine.
Thank you for your support.
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Families in Care is a unique award-winning charity providing free and independent specialist advocacy, support, counselling, and education for vulnerable and socially isolated birth parents involved in child protection and care/adoption proceedings in Newcastle upon Tyne. Emerging out of parents own identified needs in the late 1980's, FIC continues to place parents at the heart of the service. Creating a service delivery model that is nurturing, non-judgemental, holistic, and most importantly in partnership with birth parents it draws from the expertise of parents and practitioners.
“The whole thing is so frightening and confusing. All these meetings, courts, reports. It’s frightening and overwhelming. I still feel sick when I think about the whole process. There are no words to describe, how important it is to have somebody there by your side, when your children are being taken away from you, and when everybody looks at you as if you are a horrible parent. Service like Families in Care should be available to every parent going through this nightmare.”
Birth Parent
We make a real change
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More parents have access to professional, independent advice, information and advocacy services.
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Birth parents have a greater ability to be involved in the decision making process for their children.
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They are given the opportunity to develop positive support networks, confidence and self-esteem, as well as positive and achievable goals for the future.
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Birth parents and social work and law students receive training and support to be able to further develop and influence service providers and education of social work and family law practitioners.
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Practitioners receive adequate training to increase their working knowledge of birth parents’ perspective, experiences and barriers to engagement they are facing.
Support Services
Stepping Stones College
Social Work Practice Placements
First and Final Year Placements
Family Law Project
In Partnership with Durham University
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