KCC is supporting Foster Care Fortnight (9 – 22 May) and celebrating Kent Fostering’s outstanding foster care community. The Local Authority is hoping to recruit 120 new households this year to join the existing community of Foster Carers already helping to improve the futures of Kent’s most vulnerable children and young people. Jen Tobin and…
Views are being sought on Kent County Council’s (KCC) proposal to end funding for the Kent Homeless Connect (KHC) service when the current contract ends. Following the approval of the council’s budget in February, it was proposed that, to meet the ongoing severe financial challenges the council is facing it could stop funding the discretionary…
Residents are being asked for their views on the new Kent and Medway Safeguarding Adults Board (KMSAB) Strategic Plan 2022-2025 which goes out to public consultation today (Tuesday). The KMSAB is a statutory, independently led multi-agency partnership which exists to make sure that all member agencies are working together to help keep Kent and Medway’s…
Preparations continue to be strengthened for the arrival of more Ukrainian refugees in Kent, with some families having already arrived in the county. The latest data from the government shows that 1,624 Ukrainians could initially be heading to Kent. They have been matched with 709 sponsors in the county who signed up to the Homes…
KCC is actively working with partners to provide immediate support and assistance when the first Ukrainians arrive in Kent and ensure they receive the warmest welcome to the county and all the support they need to settle safely into our communities. Latest data from Government tells us there are currently 1,165 Ukrainian individuals matched with…
Everyone is horrified by indefensible invasion of Ukraine and there are now a number of ways people in Kent can help from opening up your home to a refugee to donating money to help support an effective humanitarian response to the crisis. More than four million people in Ukraine are expected to be displaced as…
People with mobility equipment they no longer need are being urged to return it to new, dedicated drop-off points at hospitals in Ashford, Canterbury and Margate. This includes NHS or council-loaned equipment such as crutches, commodes, walking frames, raised toilet seats, shower chairs, free-standing toilet frames, perching stools, chair raisers, kitchen trolleys and wheeled walkers.…
KCC’s Virtual School Kent (VSK) has become the first virtual school to be awarded the National Nurturing Virtual School Programme Award. The NurtureUK award follows the school’s completion of the National Nurturing Schools Programme and recognises the high-quality whole school nurturing approach. VSK provides co-ordinated educational services to support both children and professionals, promoting the…
Kent County Council with Partners is bringing together people supported by Adult Social Care, carers, the care market, voluntary sector, Health and national organisations in the first Kent Care Summit on 2 March 2022. Located at the Detling Showground, the focus of the Summit is to share industry insights, people’s experiences of care and support…
People wanting to have a street party to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee will not have to pay a road closure application fee.Kent County Council (KCC) is inviting residents to express an interest in closing a road by completing an online form before the deadline of 31st March 2022. Once applications are received, KCC officers…
Views are being sought on a new strategy describing how Kent County Council plans to work with all partners to make welcomed changes towards improving the experiences of unpaid adult carers in Kent in a public consultation launched today (Wednesday 12 January). The Kent Adult Carers Strategy has been developed in collaboration with carers and…
Kent County Council is urging the county’s residents, community groups and businesses to join the worldwide call for the elimination of gender-based violence during 16 days of action from 25 November to 10 December 2021. The global 16 Days of Action movement was launched by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) in 1991. At…