I am a lively, busy, happy go lucky person that just gets on with life, however i have hit a transition dip!!
Can just see the light at the end of the tunnel and pulling myself up to get there!
Didn't think i would really suffer with it but actually i am only human.
College work is going well, its just everything else around me thats falling down and that makes it hard to concentrate.
Thanking Lin for being my mentor right now. Have spent most of my life supporting others and now realising that i actually need support too.
Well off to town to get exam cards and start the journey of revision.
See ya bloggers xxxx
Saturday, 13 March 2010
Wednesday, 30 December 2009
Holloway prison has set up Kinship support group. (PACT)
Great to see the bigger organisations getting involved.
What is pact doing at HMP Holloway?
pact is piloting a new Kinship Care Support Service, offering help to families who find themselves in this situation.
Our Kinship Care Support Manager is developing a range of pioneering support, aimed at people who find themselves looking after a relative's children when that person is sent to prison.
The aims of the Kinship Care Support Service
Our aims are as follows:
to support family members and friends who care for children whose parents are in HMP Holloway
to help resolve conflicts between the carers and parents of the children
to help facilitate contact between children and their parents in these prisons
What does pact offer?
The Kinship Care Support Service offers a range of support to carers:
someone to talk to about any concerns you have as a carer
help to explore how these concerns could be resolved
relationship counselling for prisoners and kinship carers. This service is offered in partnership with Marriage Care and is suitable for all manner of family relationships, not just married couples or partners
links to a wide range of local and national services
Getting in touch
I have had email conversations with the lady that is running this group, they saw the impact of the carers bringing in children to see parents in prison. Well done HMP Holloway!
What is pact doing at HMP Holloway?
pact is piloting a new Kinship Care Support Service, offering help to families who find themselves in this situation.
Our Kinship Care Support Manager is developing a range of pioneering support, aimed at people who find themselves looking after a relative's children when that person is sent to prison.
The aims of the Kinship Care Support Service
Our aims are as follows:
to support family members and friends who care for children whose parents are in HMP Holloway
to help resolve conflicts between the carers and parents of the children
to help facilitate contact between children and their parents in these prisons
What does pact offer?
The Kinship Care Support Service offers a range of support to carers:
someone to talk to about any concerns you have as a carer
help to explore how these concerns could be resolved
relationship counselling for prisoners and kinship carers. This service is offered in partnership with Marriage Care and is suitable for all manner of family relationships, not just married couples or partners
links to a wide range of local and national services
Getting in touch
I have had email conversations with the lady that is running this group, they saw the impact of the carers bringing in children to see parents in prison. Well done HMP Holloway!
Im gonna be on the radio!!!
Today i had a call from BBC radio Leicester, they are interested in my Kinship quest and will be doing an interview about my journey and the new support group. Weds 6th Jan is when i'm there going live around 10.10. I am sooooo nervous yet excited that i have this opportunity.
Bring it on!
Bring it on!
Monday, 14 December 2009
Bill Maynard supports Hinckley ROCKS
Well took the bull by the horns and tracked down a phone number for the lovely Bill Maynard aka Green grass in Heartbeat! What a super duper guy, he is going to help me along with the BBC raise the profile of my support group!
ooo mixing with the famous now lol
Will keep posting as my journey develops. xxxx
ooo mixing with the famous now lol
Will keep posting as my journey develops. xxxx
Monday, 7 December 2009
The Grapevine, Leicesters own fostering magazine
Well i haven't been on here in a while, so busy with the pressures of life and essays etc. But i had to take a moment to share my good news with you all.
I am reaaly pleased to find an article has been published for the counties Fostering magazine!!! Looks like i will be writing regular articles on my Kinship care quest, woo hoo would you believe it!
zipadeee do dah, zipadeee day, my oh my what a wonderful day. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I am reaaly pleased to find an article has been published for the counties Fostering magazine!!! Looks like i will be writing regular articles on my Kinship care quest, woo hoo would you believe it!
zipadeee do dah, zipadeee day, my oh my what a wonderful day. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
Leicester Mercury feature
Woo hoo, i made it in to the papers about my MP lobby day and my support group.
I became passionate about Kinship care when a few months agao i gave up my job to care for my 2 nieces, on the back of that i started the course. I have come so far on this journey already and attended a MP lobby day in Westminster, have raised awareness in the paper, have been invited to join a fostering comittee in Leicester and im off to London again on Thursday for 'The First National conference' with the 'family rights group' x
Wednesday, 28 October 2009
Mp Lobby day - Kinship Alliance
Woo Hoo, Off to London today to campaign, woo hoo, could be famous after this guys!
But i can rest assure you i will be keeping my clothes on, lol
I have a niggle in the back of my mind that i still haven't got my head round studying this week, yesterday was mad too, housework in the morning, meeting in the afternoon and bed early for my 5am wake up call this morning. Liz and i are styudy buddying for thursday and friday, so hoping i will feel better about my work come the weekend!
Anyway, I am campaigning for The Kinship care Alliance.
The Kinship Care Alliance is campaigning for greater recognition, respect and reward for family and friends (‘kinship’) carers. These carers, often grandparents, aunts or uncles, step in to care for vulnerable children when they cannot live with their parents. This may be because of parental alcohol or substance misuse, mental or physical ill health, domestic abuse, divorce or separation, imprisonment, bereavement and yet the carers often receive little or no financial or practical support. They and the children they care for are the forgotten families of family policy. We want to change that.
Best get ready.
TTFN xxxxxxxxxxxx
But i can rest assure you i will be keeping my clothes on, lol
I have a niggle in the back of my mind that i still haven't got my head round studying this week, yesterday was mad too, housework in the morning, meeting in the afternoon and bed early for my 5am wake up call this morning. Liz and i are styudy buddying for thursday and friday, so hoping i will feel better about my work come the weekend!
Anyway, I am campaigning for The Kinship care Alliance.
The Kinship Care Alliance is campaigning for greater recognition, respect and reward for family and friends (‘kinship’) carers. These carers, often grandparents, aunts or uncles, step in to care for vulnerable children when they cannot live with their parents. This may be because of parental alcohol or substance misuse, mental or physical ill health, domestic abuse, divorce or separation, imprisonment, bereavement and yet the carers often receive little or no financial or practical support. They and the children they care for are the forgotten families of family policy. We want to change that.
Best get ready.
TTFN xxxxxxxxxxxx
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