Charity Kinship said it had been awarded a contract from the Department for Education to develop and deliver a new peer support group service for kinship carers across England.
The organisation already delivers peer support through its model developed in the north of England but the funding will enable it to expand services to the rest of the country.
Offering peer support to kinship carers provides them with a space to share their experiences and challenges given the huge sacrifices often made to provide permanent homes for vulnerable children and young people, the charity said.
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