A Child Funeral Fund announced by Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey in March has come into operation today (June 1 2022).
A one-off lump sum payment of £3,056 will be payable from the Fund to help families with the cost of a funeral on the death of a child under 18 or in the event of a stillbirth after 24 weeks.
Further info: communities-ni.gov.uk/news/child-fun
Action for Children Questionnaire- Are You A Young Carer?
To celebrate Young Carers Day on 9 June 2022, Action for Children are raising awareness of the role of Young Carers. If you care for a family member, click on the link below and take this questionnaire to find out if you could receive support from the Young Carers Service.
For more information contact Action for Children:
NIYoungCarers@actionforchildren.org.uk
Loughshore House, 10 heron road, Belfast, BT3 9LE (028) 90460500
Banbridge Youth Resource Centre, Hill Street, Banbridge, BT32 4DP (028) 4062 6516
To celebrate Infant Mental Health Week 13th – 17th June, Childcare Partnerships have put together a special edition E-Zine which includes information on training opportunities, conferences, articles and much more.
Read Here – E-Zine – IMH (pagetiger.com)
Are you interested in a new profession, working from home while looking after children, then becoming a Registered Childminder or an Approved Home Childcarer could be the opportunity you have been waiting for, there is a great need for Registered Childminders & Approved Home Chidcarers in every area of Northern Ireland.
If you are interested please contact the NICMA office on: 028 9181 1015 or info@nicma.org.
Registered Childminder Leaflet – download
Approved Home Child Carer Leaflet – download
Children in Northern Ireland (CiNI) have produced this animation to provide information about the Children’s Social Care Services NI Review and why the Review is necessary.
Watch Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3eyW622Xl8&feature=youtu.be
More information about the review: https://www.cscsreviewni.net/
