Welcome to Family Rights Group. We are the charity in England and Wales that advises parents and other family members whose children are involved with or require social care services. We run a confidential telephone advice service for families.
Established as a registered charity in 1974, we work to increase the voice children and families have in the services they use. We promote policies and practices that assist children to be raised safely and securely within their families, and campaign to ensure that support is available to assist grandparents and other relatives who are raising children who cannot live at home.
WE ARE RECRUITING SESSIONAL ADVOCATES (freelance) - INTERESTED?
Hours are negotiable. London based. Rate of pay: £22 an hour.
Family Rights Group is recruiting advocates who will work directly with parents whose children are subject to child protection enquiries. The charity has entered into partnership agreements to provide advocacy in four London local authorities. On occasion you will also operate our telephone advice service and provide follow up support. Applicants should be experienced childcare lawyers, social workers or professionals with related experience in advising and advocating for families. All appointees will want to work with families, be sensitive to their needs and committed to the aims of Family Rights Group.
Closing date: noon, 8th July 2009. Click here for further information
ADVICE SERVICE - NEW 0808 FREEPHONE NUMBER
Our free, confidential advice service for families is now free to callers ringing from mobile as well as landline phones. The new number is 0808 801 0366. The service has also been expanded and is open an hour and half longer each day, from 10am-3:30pm Monday to Friday. We have also opened two lines, so more callers can get through to our specialist advisers. Please click here to find out more about the advice service.
To view our new flyer click here. To order advice service promotional materials click here.
NEW DVD ON FATHERS' EXPERIENCES OF CHILDREN'S SOCIAL CARE SERVICES
The views of fathers take centrestage in this powerful DVD, which draws upon the latest Fathers Matter research. The DVD involves interviews with fathers and supplementary comments from academia, social work and Family Rights Group.
The DVD can be used to support training of social workers and their managers, social work students and policy makers. To find out more click here. To purchase a copy(ies) click here
ARE YOU RAISING A YOUNGER SIBLING? IF SO WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU
Family Rights Group is setting up a project focusing upon families where children are being raised by their older brothers or sisters – or ‘sibling carers’, as they are known. As part of this project, we wish to talk to people who are involved in sibling care arrangements – sibling carers, the children and young people they are raising, as well as social workers and other practitioners. Please click here to find out more |
- NEW - Website survey - please tell us what you like and what you think could be improved about the website & discussion boards
- Family and Friends Carers Matter discussion board
- Family and Friends Carers notice board for practitioners
- Fathers Matter discussion board for dads & family members
- Fathers Matter notice board for practitioners
- FGC Network message board
