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



Resources
Here you will find resources relevant to advocacy and support withing child protection field.
Chose one of the options below to find out more.





For parents and other family members
In this section you will find useful brochurs, leaflets, advice sheets and contacts to other organisations providing help, information and advice.
Worried about a child?
In this section we provided useful links and information what to do if you are worried about a child.
For students
Here you will find everything you need as a student interested in child protection, advocacy, social work and family law. This section will be particularly useful for students undertaking their training with Families in Care.
For practitioners
In this section social workers and other practitioners working in child protection field will find articles and useful information about independent advocacy, partnership working and other fields relevant to their practice.
For volunteers
Our volunteers will find here everything they need about their role - from safe practice to tips how to develop and achieve.
