How to contact us for advice
We provide advice to parents, grandparents, relatives, friends and kinship carers who are involved with children’s services in England or need their help. We can help you understand processes and options when social workers or courts are making decisions about your child’s welfare.
Our advice service is free, independent and confidential.
To speak to an adviser, please call our free and confidential advice line 0808 801 0366 (Monday to Friday 9.30am to 3pm, excluding Bank Holidays). For Textphone dial 18001 followed by the advice line number. Or you can ask us a question via email using our advice enquiry form.
Our online advice forums are an anonymous space where parents and kinship carers (also known as family and friends carers) can get legal and practical advice, build a support network and learn from other people’s experiences.
Our get help and advice section describes the processes that you and your family are likely to go through, so that you know what to expect. Our webchat service can help you find the information and advice on our website which will help you understand the law and your rights.
Family Rights Group’s mission is to create a more socially just society in which the child welfare and family justice systems support children to live safely and thrive within their family, while strengthening the family and community networks of those children who cannot live at home.
As a trustee, you will play a significant role on the management board, providing leadership, strategic direction including take forward the 2021-26 Strategic Plan and displaying a commitment to the financial viability of the organisation.
We are committed to increasing the diversity of our Board and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the families we serve. This means we would particularly welcome applications from people who were in the care system or raised in kinship care for some or all of their childhood, people from Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic backgrounds and those with different accessibility needs. We are seeking to recruit trustees committed to helping us to deliver our vision.
If you wish to discuss any aspect of the organisation, the role of the trustee or the post, please email Cathy Ashley, Chief Executive cashley@frg.org.uk to arrange an informal discussion.
To apply, kindly submit an application form and equal opportunities monitoring form to office@frg.org.uk by the deadline.
The charity is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of its work, including employment.
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