West Midlands Support Groups

We have been informed about the following list of current support groups. Please do ring the named contact if you wish to confirm details including meeting hours. Please note that unless a named Family Rights Group contact is provided, the groups and organisations listed below are run independently of Family Rights Group and we are not responsible for their activities.

Family Rights has published a guide on good practice in setting up local kinship care support groups. Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for a copy. If you wish to attend a group, rather than set one up, you may still find the guide useful.

Organisation	Cannock Family & Friends Group
Contact name	Roni Gironimo
Contact Telephone number	01543 510 100
Contact email	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Who is the group for?	All family and friends carers
Where does the group meet?	Cannock
Who runs the group?	Staffordshire
How often does the group meet?	Once a month on a Thursday evening

Organisation	Guardian Angels
Contact name	Caroline Haffner
Contact Telephone number	01926 485486
Who is the group for?	For all family and friends carers
Where does the group meet?	Brunswick healthy living centre, 98-100 Shrubland street, Lemmington spa, CV31 3BD.
How often does the group meet?	Meets once a month usually on the first Friday between 9.15 am-11.15 am

Organisation	Kinship Carers UK Bromsgrove
Contact name	Enza Smith
Contact Telephone number	07714 531 802
Contact email	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Who is the group for?	Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Siblings, Friends or anyone raising other peoples children as a family and friends carer
Where does the group meet?	Sunny Fields Children's Centre, Lyttleton Avenue, Charford, Bromsgrove B60 3FG
How often does the group meet?	The second Thursday of every month from 9:30-11:30am

Organisation	Kinship Carers UK Kidderminster
Contact name	Enza Smith
Contact Telephone number	07714 531 802
Contact email	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Who is the group for?	Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Siblings, Friends or anyone raising other peoples children as a family and friends carer
Where does the group meet?	Simply Limitless, Puxton Lane, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY11 5DF
How often does the group meet?	The second Wednesday of every month from 9.30-11.30am

Organisation	Kinship Carers UK Malvern
Contact name	Enza Smith
Contact Telephone number	07714 531 802
Contact email	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Who is the group for?	Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Siblings, Friends or anyone raising other peoples children as a family and friends carer
Where does the group meet?	Evergreen Children's Centre, 215 Worcester Road, Melvern Link, Melvern, WR14
How often does the group meet?	The second Friday of every month from 9:30-11:30am

Organisation	Kinship Carers UK South Staffordshire and Wolverhampton
Contact name	Joy
Contact Telephone number	07925 348051
Contact email	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Who is the group for?	Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Siblings, Friends or anyone raising other peoples children as a family and friends carer
Where does the group meet?	The Kingsway Church, Wombourne, Wolverhampton, WV5 9DN
How often does the group meet?	The second Thursday of every month from 9.30-11.30am

Organisation	Lichfield Family & Friends Group
Contact name	Roni Gironimo
Contact Telephone number	01543 510 100
Contact email	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Who is the group for?	All family & Friends Carers
Where does the group meet?	Lichfield
Who runs the group?	Staffordshire County Council
How often does the group meet?	Once a month on a Tuesday

Organisation	Newcastle Under Lyme Kinship Carers Group
Contact name	Claire Chafer
Contact Telephone number	01543 510 100
Contact email	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Who is the group for?	For all family and friends carers
Where does the group meet?	Newcastle Under Lyme
How often does the group meet?	The second Tuesday morning of each month

Organisation	Worcestershire Kinship Carers
Contact name	Roni Gironimo
Contact Telephone number	01543 510 100
Contact email	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Who is the group for?	All family & Friends Carers
Where does the group meet?	Stafford
Who runs the group?	Staffordshire County Council
How often does the group meet?	Once a month on a Tuesday

Organisation	Tamworth Kinship Carers' Support Group
Contact name	Claire Chafer
Contact Telephone number	01543 510 100
Contact email	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Who is the group for?	For all family and friends carers
Where does the group meet?	Tamworth
How often does the group meet?	First Tuesday morning of each month

Organisation	Kinship Carers UK Worcestershire
Contact name	Enza Smith
Contact Telephone number	07714 531 802
Contact email	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Who is the group for?	Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Siblings, Friends or anyone raising other peoples children as a family and friends carer
Where does the group meet?	Perdiswell Young Peoples Leisure Centre, Droitwich Road, Worcester, WR3 7SN
How often does the group meet?	The second Tuesday of every month from 9.30-11.30am

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