Families in Care
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Registered Charity Number 1007596 Independent Advocacy, Support, Counselling, Mindfulness and Education for Birth Families involved in Child Protection and Child Care Proceedings in Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Families in Care is a proud recipient of the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service 2020
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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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