Families in Care
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Registered Charity Number 1007596 Independent Advocacy, Counselling and Support for Birth Families involved with child protection services in the North East.Independent Advocacy and Counselling are currently available only to families involved with Newcastle Children Social Services.
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Families in Care is a proud recipient of the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service 2020
Mothers and fathers who have had their children removed are at a traumatic point in their lives. At such a desperate time, they need help and support from experienced people with professional expertise. This should be our collective responsibility. Organisations like Families in Care need our support.
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Ken Loach, Film Director of I, Daniel Blake 2016 (Palme D'Or Winner) and Ladybird Ladybird 1994.
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Contact Us:
Email: yoursupport@familiesincare.com
Phone: 07897903950
Working Hours: Monday to Friday 9 am - 5 pm
By appointments and referrals only.
We accept self-referrals.Please contact us for more information.
Our Patrons:
Dame Esther Rantzen DBE, founder of ChildLine Silver Line
Joan Mills, first professionally qualified social worker for FIC
Legal Consultant : David Banks, Solicitor
Families in Care at Durham University
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Birth parents can now access our free, independent and confidential advice and information provided by suitably trained family law student volunteers.
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The sessions are generally offered in Newcastle, but appointments in Durham are also available.
The sessions are offered during certain times of the year only.
Please contact us for more information.
Families in Care at Durham University
In recognition of growing needs and our unique, professional and valuable service to birth families the Durham University Pro Bono Society (DUPS) in partnership with Families in Care have created an exciting project aimed to support birth parents involved in child protection and / or care proceedings.
The project has been successfully running for over 3 years now.
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This is how it works:
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Families in Care at Durham University recruits up to six family law students who receive extensive training and eventually become actively involved in our work by providing information and support for parents, attending Child Protection Meetings and Family Court Proceedings.
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The law students are also offered the opportunity to work alongside social work students and professionals working within the Child Protection arena thus gaining valuable experience of the application of family law in practice.
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Please contact Families in Care to find out more about this service.
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