Monthly Archives: May 2014

Face to face with our funders

Posted on May 21, 2014 by relative-experience

As the Relative Experience Project moves into the next exciting phase we were pleased to be able to welcome Danny Silverstone, Big Lottery Fund Committee Member, who was part of the Board that agreed our scale up funding. Danny came … Continue reading →

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Hitting the headlines

Posted on May 1, 2014 by relative-experience

Following the recent good news that the Relative Experience project will be funded for a further three years, BBC Radio Newcastle did a week-long feature on the issues faced by kinship carers cumulating in a live phone-in show which gave … Continue reading →